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39 Cards in this Set
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James Watt
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invented the steam engine
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Black Legend of industrial revolution
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the legend was that people went from clean farms to dirty factories and didn't like it
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Younger Pitt
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On the verge of French Revolution and didn't know it
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Port Spithead
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where English mutinies were breaking out
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Port Antwerp
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French began the war by occuping this port in Belgium. English feared it would destory London economically and could be used as a launching point for invasion
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General Grant
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did not fare so well in the Battle of Shiloh
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Battle of Shiloh
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Where General Grant suffered heavy losses
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Treat of Amies
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Brought peace between France and England and stopped the 15 years war for a year
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Battle of Trafalgar
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French navy got PWNED, Admiral Nelson fought in it
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Admiral Nelson
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English officer who was noted for his involvement in the Battle of Trafalgar. He ignored orders and won
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Battle of the Nile
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Nelson won again by going close to the shore
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Why was there no Industrial Revolution in France?
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Missing workers when they're in army, not enough money, war
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Napoleon
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Great French military tactician. Invaded Spain, Russia, exiled to Island of St. Helena
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Battle of Waterloo
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Napoleon defeated for good. Barely any British there
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Protestant Reformation
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people began to question the kings
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John Locke
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wrote books, said there was a contract between the King and its people. Liberal, believed in tabula rasa
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Tabula rasa
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"blank slate"
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Burke
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Conservative, said people were born flawed and couldn't change
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Battle of Plassey
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100,000 indians vs. 10,000 British. British still win
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How did the US cavalry defeat the Indians?
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The tribes hated each other, the US fought one tribe at a time, Indians had no strategy, cavalry always attacking
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Admiral Macartney
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British navy, supposed to go to China and set up trades. brought weapons and stuff. Chinese said society more important
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Luddite
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people who opposed losing jobs to machinery
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Peterloo
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massacre that occurred when cavalry charged a huge group of people gathered to try to repeal corn laws. 11 people were killed
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Sir Robert Peel
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Created the first police force in history. Amazingly smart.
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What were Pitt the younger's two problems?
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Ireland's hostility and Electoral Reform
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O'Connel
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great speaker and catholic. Always on the fringe of breaking the law. Run for congress and won
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Whigs
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liberal party
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Lord Russell
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More liberal/radical
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Earl Grey
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had to pass law to change electoral boundaries and couldn't pass it through House of Lords.
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Taworth
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where Peel made a speech
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Workhouse test
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find out how desperate people are, separates them from their families
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Bentham
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English philosopher who said there is an answer to everything and that we have to throw away all the old ideas.
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Potato Famine
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Kills many Irish, they blame England from now on
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Karl Marx
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German, founder of Communism
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Engels
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Communist, wrote a book predicting an uprising in England
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Chartist
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Chart means "to petition"
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Queen Victoria
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Era was named after her, she didn't do anything but she was an important symbol
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Crimean War
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War between England and Russia. First war that had newspapers covering it, really brought it home to people
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William Russell
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First news correspondent in history, covered the Crimean War
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