Spanish Conquest
He led the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.
Hernán Cortés
This 1765 law required colonists to pay a tax on printed materials.
The Stamp Act
One major cause of unrest was the rise in prices of this basic food item.
Bread
Haiti was the first independent nation in Latin America and the first led by this group.
formerly enslaved people
The invention of the steam engine was greatly improved by this person.
James Watt
This invisible killer wiped out millions of Indigenous people.
Smallpox
The first battles of the American Revolution were fought in these two towns.
Lexington and Concord
This economic class made up most of the French population before the revolution.
the Third Estate
He led enslaved people to rebel and later became a key general and leader.
Toussaint Louverture
In socialism, the means of production are primarily owned by...
the government or the public
This Inca emperor was captured and executed by Pizarro.
Atahualpa
The last major battle of the American Revolution, where Cornwallis surrendered.
Battle of Yorktown
This period was marked by mass executions of suspected "enemies of the revolution."
Reign of Terror
This French leader tried to reinstate slavery and failed to stop the revolution.
Napoleon Bonaparte
He co-wrote The Communist Manifesto with Friedrich Engels.
Karl Marx
The Inca used this method instead of a written language.
quipu (knotted strings)
This turning-point battle in 1777 convinced France to join the war.
Battle of Saratoga
What is the slogan of the French Revolution?
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
This 18th-century intellectual movement inspired revolution across the Americas.
the Enlightenment
This invention by John Kay sped up weaving by allowing a single weaver to operate a loom faster.
the flying shuttle
This was the capital of the Aztec Empire.
Tenochtitlán
This was the first constitution of the United States, later replaced by the current Constitution.
Articles of Confederation
On July 14, 1789, revolutionaries stormed this prison, marking the symbolic start of the revolution.
the Bastille
Simón Bolívar is often called this title for his role in Latin American independence.
"The Liberator"
Adam Smith introduced this concept to describe self-regulating markets.
the invisible hand