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