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War between Austria, Prussia, France, Britain in 1756
7 Years War
American Revolution actually starts in the ______
1750's
War between Britain and France while trying to claim territories.
French Indian War
_____ lose the French Indian War.
French
With all the land in America and in India, Britain has a great ______
Debt
Finance minister to King George III
George Greenville
States that Americans can't settle west of the Allegheny Mountains to prevent conflicts with the Native Americans (year?)
Proclamation Line, 1763
British implace a tax on sugar, textiles and coffee. British eventually realize this costs more money to enforce it, and back down
Sugar Act
Military courts of the British, doesn't allow trial by peers
Admiralty Courts
Plan that includes the Sugar Act, Proclamation Line, Townshead Act, and Tea Act
Greenville Plan
Requires people to place legal stamps (which cost money) on legal documents and newspapers. Leads to revolts by the Sons of Liberty.
Stamp Act
Puts duties on everyday items, causes revolts in Boston, and leads to the Boston Massacre
Townshend Act
Creates a British monopoly on tea, lowered prices for British East India Trade, exempting the British from higher taxes. Causes more revolting and Boston Tea Party
Tea Act
Shuts down the Boston Harbor until the tea thrown in there is payed for, imposes martial law.
Intolerable Acts
Thomas Paine writes ______ ______
Common Sense
Commitee of three who write the Declaration of Independence
John Adams, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson
When vote is taken on the Declaration of Independence, _____ and _____ ______ vote no due to the statements against slavery
Georgia and South Carolina
What is the role of the people stated in the Declaration of Independence?
Change/abolish/revolt against the government if it is not following its role.
Battle of _______ in October of _______ is one of the first victories for the Americans, causing the French to support the Americans and turning the war around in American's favor
Saratoga, 1777
_________ is the place where the Britain's are defeated
Yorktown
Treaty of _______ (Year?): Ben Franklin tells British ambassdor they need to recognize America as an independent nation
Treaty of Paris, 1783
First document that runs the United States, states that they do not want another monarchy and little government involvement
Articles of the Confederation
Constitution is put in place _____
1787
What is different about America's government from all other governments?
People run the country and give the rights to the government
Created by the 3rd estate after being locked out of the meeting room at Versailles, discuss a new constitution
Tennis Court Oath
Treaty of _______ (Year?): Ben Franklin tells British ambassdor they need to recognize America as an independent nation
Treaty of Paris, 1783
First document that runs the United States, states that they do not want another monarchy and little government involvement
Articles of the Confederation
Constitution is put in place _____
1787
What is different about America's government from all other governments?
People run the country and give the rights to the government
Created by the 3rd estate after being locked out of the meeting room at Versailles, discuss a new constitution
Tennis Court Oath
Date (France) is a large mob forms and march on the French military base, Bastile, where 98 people are killed. This is the official beginning of the French Revolution.
July 14, 1789
States the rights of French people (also believe that the rest of the world should believe it) brought to Louis but he refuses to acknowledge it
Declaration of the Righs of Man and the Citizen
One of the political parties in French legislature, don't want a constitutional monarchy, but a Republic
Jacobins
Radicals in the legislature of French Revolution, want a democracy, also known as the Mountain, party of the working class, and begin to seize control of the legislature
Sans Cullotes
______ and _______ governments warn France because of the change in government, the French and San Cullotes then declare war. Leads to the end of the monarchy and brings a _________
Austrian, Prussian, Republic
During the French Revolution, France declares war on _________ in Europe.
Everyone
Group of 3 men in France, one member is Maxmimillian Robespierre, want a revolutionary government, want the state to bend the constitution in order to ensure saftey of the people
Committee Of Public Safetey
In France, when people are killed if they are considered an "enemy of the state". By July of 1794, 25,000 are killed.
Reign of Terror (1794)
Believed in a revolutionary government, in charge of the Reign of Terror, arrested, attempted to kill himself, executed
Maximilian Robespierre(1790's)
A five man government
Directory
Holy Roman Empire is ended in ____
1806
Napoleonic Code is created in ____
1800
The reorginization of the 300 states of the Holy Roman Empire into 19 states
Confederation of the Rhine
Created by Napoleon, tells other countries not to trade with Britain (year?)
Continental System (1805/1806)
Emperor of Russia, declares war on Napoleon, uses the tactic of ________ ______
Alexander of Russia, scorched earth
When Napoleon comes back to France after his first exile, but is defeated at the Battle of _________
Napoleon's Hundred Days, Waterloo
After Napoleons rule, Europe meets, reset the map, create the "German Confederation" Austrian leader is president, Prussian is vice president, and place a constitutional monarch in France
Congress of Viena
Formed by Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia. Agree they have the right to intervene with the internal affairs of other countries in order to keep stability
Concert of Europe (1815)
Leader of Austria for 30 years, very conservative leader, maintained stability
Metternich
Leader in Russia, official defeater of Napoleon, faced problems when his people saw freedom and equality in France while he was suppressing them
Alexander I
Russian leader, saw Louis in France as week, suppresses his people greatly.
Nicholas I
3 main points of Nicholas I (Orthodox Church, all power invested in tzar, supporting one's country
Orthodoxy, Autocracy, Nationalism
In 1820's and 1830's, Britain sees revolts in France and Russia due to suppression. What do they do?
Put the people who want to revolt into power and give them a political voice. This keeps them very stable.
In 1848, there is another revolution in France. What is created?
The Second Republic
Who is elected president of the Second Republic of France?
Louis Napoleon
Overthrows French legislature, names himself emperor, puts everything he does to vote
Louis Napoleon
New idea/attitude towards politics. Realizes alliances come and go, must deal with the realities of the world, and you must do what you have to do for your country and not worry what the other countries think
Realpolitick
Two parts of the Island of Hispanola
St Domingue (French, modern day Haiti) and Santo Domingo (Spanish, modern day Dominican Republic)
What year do the slaves revolt in Haiti/St Domingue
1791
Leader of the Haiti slave revolt
L'Ouverture
Son of Brazilian king, calls for Brazil to be independent from Portugal.
Dom Pedro
Funded militaries in Latin America, similar to militaries
Juntas
Name of the independent nation in south South America
Rio de la Plata
Leader of the revolution in the north of South America, wants more of a Republic
Bolivar
Name of the independent nation in the north of South America
Gran Columbia
Leader of the revolution in the south of South America, calls himself the Protector
San Martin
Tells Europe to stay away from Latin America, says America has control over the Western Hemisphere
Monroe Doctrine
Becomes Emperor of Mexico
Iturbide
Caudillo, takes over control of Mexico, sells land to United States, loses the Mexican War and Texas
Santa Anna
Ruler of Mexico in 1870, industrializes Mexico, great oppression
Diaz
Creates idea of 13 sovereign states, and their right to nullify certain laws
Calhoun
States new land will not be allowed to have slavery, but does not ban slavery in states that already have it
Missouri Compromise
Creates Popular Soverignty
Steven Douglas
Allows states to vote on whether they want slavery
Popular Sovereignty