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30 Cards in this Set
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A philisophical movement in 18th senture Europe that fostered the belief that one could reform socitey by discovering rational laws that goverened social behavior and were just as scientific as the laws of physics
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Enlightenment
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Writer and inventor that symbolized both the natural genius and the vast potential of America.
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Benjamin Franklin
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A philisophical movement in 18th senture Europe that fostered the belief that one could reform socitey by discovering rational laws that goverened social behavior and were just as scientific as the laws of physics
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Enlightenment
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Virginia planter who served in the French and Indian war.
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George Washington
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Loyalist leader who organized Britian' MOST POTENT FIGHTING FORCE ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER. (sorry, caps lock)
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Joseph Brant
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Writer and inventor that symbolized both the natural genius and the vast potential of America.
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Benjamin Franklin
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France's traditional national assembly with representatives of the three estates, or classes, in French society: the clergy, nobility, and commoners. The calling of the Estates General in 1789 led to the French Revolution.
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Estates General
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Virginia planter who served in the French and Indian war.
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George Washington
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Loyalist leader who organized Britian' MOST POTENT FIGHTING FORCE ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER. (sorry, caps lock)
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Joseph Brant
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France's traditional national assembly with representatives of the three estates, or classes, in French society: the clergy, nobility, and commoners. The calling of the Estates General in 1789 led to the French Revolution.
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Estates General
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A philisophical movement in 18th senture Europe that fostered the belief that one could reform socitey by discovering rational laws that goverened social behavior and were just as scientific as the laws of physics
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Enlightenment
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Writer and inventor that symbolized both the natural genius and the vast potential of America.
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Benjamin Franklin
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Virginia planter who served in the French and Indian war.
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George Washington
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Loyalist leader who organized Britian' MOST POTENT FIGHTING FORCE ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER. (sorry, caps lock)
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Joseph Brant
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France's traditional national assembly with representatives of the three estates, or classes, in French society: the clergy, nobility, and commoners. The calling of the Estates General in 1789 led to the French Revolution.
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Estates General
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A philisophical movement in 18th senture Europe that fostered the belief that one could reform socitey by discovering rational laws that goverened social behavior and were just as scientific as the laws of physics
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Enlightenment
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Writer and inventor that symbolized both the natural genius and the vast potential of America.
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Benjamin Franklin
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Virginia planter who served in the French and Indian war.
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George Washington
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Loyalist leader who organized Britian' MOST POTENT FIGHTING FORCE ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER. (sorry, caps lock)
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Joseph Brant
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France's traditional national assembly with representatives of the three estates, or classes, in French society: the clergy, nobility, and commoners. The calling of the Estates General in 1789 led to the French Revolution.
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Estates General
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French Revolutionary assembly (1789-1791). Called first as the Estates General, the three estates came together and demanded radical change. It passed the Declaration of the Rights of Man in 1789.
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National Assembly
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Statement of fundamental political rights adopted by French National Assembly at beginning of French Revolution.
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Declaration of Rights of Man
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Radical republicans during the French Revolution. They were led by Maximilien Robespierre from 1793 to 1794.
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Jacobins
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Young provincial lawyer who led the most radical phases of the French Revolution. His execution ended the Reign of Terror.
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Maxamillian Robespierre
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(1769-1821) - Overthrew French Dynasty in 1799 and became emperor of French in 1804. Failed to defeat Great Britain and abdicated in 1814. He returned to power briefly in 1815, but defeated and died in exile.
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Napolian Bonaparte
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Free men and women of color in Haiti. They sought greater political rights and later supported the Haitian Revolution.
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Gen De Couleur
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Leader of Haitian Revolution. Freed slaves and gained effective independence for Haiti despite military interventions by British and French.
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Francios Dominique Toussiant L'Ouverture
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(1814-1815) - Meeting of representatives of European monarchs called to reestablish the old order after the defeat of Napoleon.
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Congress of Vienna
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Democratic and nationalist revolutions that swept across Europe. The monarchy in France was overthrown. In Germany, Austria, Italy, and Hungary the revolutions failed
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Revolution of 1848
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Meeting in 1787 of the elected representatives of the 13 original states to write the Constitution of the United States
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Constitutional Convention
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