In 1651, the British passed this act restricting who the colonists could trade with.
What is the Navigation Act.
100
The nation that helped the Colonists in their victory against the British in the Revolutionary War.
What is France.
100
The population in France representing 97% of the people, paying most of the taxes.
What is the Third Estate.
100
Led by Robespierre, a period of rule in which roughly 40,000 people were executed by the Guillotine.
What is the Reign of Terror.
200
Discovered that the sun had dark spots and that the moon had craters.
What is Galileo Galilei.
200
This war made cost the British and French large sums of money in the New World.
What is the French and Indian War.
200
The weak national government created as the first Constitution of the United States of America.
What is the Articles of Confederation.
200
Criticized for her extravagant spending and distaste for the Third Estate.
What is Marie Antoinette.
200
How Napoleon seized power in France during the French Revolution. (meaning: "Blow to the state")
What is coup d' etat.
300
Female enlightenment thinker who helped spread Enlightenment ideas through salons.
What is Mary Wollstonecraft.
300
This act was enacted to place a tax on wills, deeds, newspapers, and other printed materials.
What is the Stamp Act.
300
The three branches of government established under the new Constitution.
What is Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.
300
Called to order as a meeting of representatives from all three estates.
What is the Estate General.
300
The legal code established to provide a uniform set of laws eliminating many of the injustices of revolutionary France.
What is the Napoleonic Code.
400
Proposed the separation of powers utilized in our government today.
What is Montesquieu.
400
A festive occasion in which the colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party.
400
The first ten amendments to the constitution.
What is Bill of Rights.
400
Considered to be the French Independence Day (discussing the storming of this Paris prison).
What is Bastille Day.
400
Battle at which Napoleon finally gave up on attempts at invading Britain.
What is the Battle of Trafalgar.
500
Believed that people would behave in their own self interest, and thus must have the authority of a strong king.
What is Thomas Hobbes.
500
Gunfire was exchanged between the British and the Militia men in this town beginning the American Revolution. Known as the "shot heard round the world".
What is Lexington, MA.
500
The style of government we have today as a result of the Constitution.
What is a representative democracy.
500
Cause of death for both Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
What is the Guillotine.
500
The policy adopted by Russians to keep Napoleons forces out of Russia.