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25 Cards in this Set
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Who inspired the bill of rights? |
Rousseau Voltatire |
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American colonist protests |
Stamp act Tea act Navigation act Taxation without representation |
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Author of Declaration of Independence |
Thomas Jefferson |
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Commander of the continental army |
Gorge Washington |
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How scientific revolution inspired the American revolution |
Questioning new beliefs New view of universe Enlightenment deserve rights |
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Check and balances |
Power should be checked to power Keep an individual or group from getting to much power Montesquieu |
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Effects of The American revolution around the world |
Upcoming revolutions Other colonies declaring independence Over throwing monarchy’s |
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Treaty ending Americans revolution |
Treaty of Paris Great Britain declaring the colonist independence |
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2nd amendment |
People have the right to bare arms |
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Maximillien Robespierre |
Dictator of France Reign of terror Cancel Sunday because of religion Killed people and died in the guillotine |
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Old regime in France |
First estate owned land provide education and service to the poor 1% payed 2% Second estate rich nobles owned most of the land 2% population 0% pay Third estate bourgeois bankers factory owners aritanst and merchants Peasants and servants 97% pay 50% |
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Causes of the French Revolution |
Demand for equality liberty and democracy Economic problems debt high taxes high cost of living bad weather starvation and government debt Huge gap between rich and poor Weak leadership of king Louis |
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The National Assembly in France |
Made up the third estate bourgeoisie Passed laws that represented the majorly of France Proclaimed the end of absolute monarchy Tennis court to make a new constitution Storming bastille Mon people sized the pairs prisons Bastille day July 14th |
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Chronological leadership in France |
Louis the XVI Maximillien Robespierre Napoleon |
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Similarities between Napoleon and Robespierre |
Dictators Had followers Republic govt |
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Goal of the Napoleonic code |
Set uniformed laws eliminated injustices limited liberty and rights |
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Bastille day |
July 14th |
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Coup d’eta |
Overthrow |
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Napoleon achievements |
Set up efficient tax collection and national banking system End circulation and inefficiency in government Napoleonic code |
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A political person who is controlled by outside forces are called |
Puppet leader |
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Goals of Congress in Vienna |
Prevent future French aggression by surrounding it with strong nations. Restore the balance of power so that no country would be a threat. Restore royal families tot he throne |
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Nationalisms y |
A feeling of superiority over other countries |
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Effects of the Congress of Vienna |
Balance power in Europe weakened but Britain and Prussia increased Nationalism spread through Europe cuz forging leaders Revolutions broke out new nations formed Colonies around the globe declared independence |
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Jose de San Martin |
Military officer from Argentina Liberated Argentina and Chile |
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Simon bolivar aka similar to the man g w |
General from Venezuela Liberated Venezuela Peru Columbia panama and Ecuador Bolivia was named after him |
