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Age of revolution
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Period of political upheaval beginning roughly with the American Revolution of 1789 and other movements for change up to 1848.
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Proto-industrialization
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Preliminary shift away from agricultural economy in Europe; workers become full or part time producers of textile and medal products, working at home but in a capitalist system in which materials, work orders, and ultimate sales depended on urban merchants; prelude to Industrial Revolution.
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American Revolution
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Rebellion of English American colonies along Atlantic seaboard between 1775 and 1783; resulted in independence for former British colonies and eventual formation of United States of America.
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French Revolution
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Revolution in France between 1789 and 1800; resulted in overthrow of Bourbon monarchy and old regimes; ended with establishment of French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte; source of many liberal movements and constitutions in Europe.
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
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Adopted during the liberal phase of the French Revolution (1789); stated the fundamental equality of all French citizens; later became a political source for other liberal movements.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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Rose within the French army during the wars of the French Revolution; eventually became general; led a coup that ended French Revolution; established French Empire under his rule; defeated and deposed in 1815.
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Congress of Vienna
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Meeting in the aftermath of Napoleonic wars (1815) to restore political stability in Europe and settle diplomatic disputes.
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Mass leisure culture
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An aspect of the later Industrial Revolution; based on newspapers, music halls, popular theater, vacation trips, and team sports.
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Romaticism
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Artistic and literary movement of the 19th century in Europe; held that emotion and impression, not reason, were the keys to the mysteries of human experience and nature; sought to potray passion, not calm reflections.
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