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30 Cards in this Set
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What is a revolution?
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A fast change
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How is a revolution different from a evolution?
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An evolution is a slow change and a revolution is a fast change.
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What country did the D of I (Declaration of Independance)?
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US
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What was the reaon for the D of I?
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FREEDOM
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At what country was the D of I directed at?
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Great Britain
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Who wrote the D of I?
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Thomas Jefferson-author
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What were the 3 main concepts of the D of I?
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Freedom, Democracy, and Independance
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What 2 British documents served as an inspiration for the D of I?
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Magna Carta and The Bill of Rights
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What characterized the period known as the Enlightment?
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A period of time to protect individuals through/from the govt.
*Age of Reason* |
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What did the following men do?
John Locke Baron de Montesquie Jen-Jaques Rousseau |
John Locke-British-Natural Rights:Life, Liberty, and Property
Montesquie-French-3 Branch govt.-Executive,Judicial, and Legislature Rousseau-When Social Contract breaks down: a.Talk to fix problem b.Use force 2.Writing-Theory of Revolution |
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What role did George Washington play in the Revolution?
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General of Colonial Forces
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What's a confederation? Federation?
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C-states have more power than the govt.
F-govt. has more power than the states |
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Why were the people upset with King Louis the 16th?
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He was overtaxing the people
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Who were the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd estates?
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1-Clergy
2-Nobles 3-Common people Bourgeois Everyone else |
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What is bloc voting? Why was it unfair?
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Bloc voting was voting as a group. It was unfair because even though common people had a greater amount of people when voting, the 1st and 2nd estates still won
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Who are the bourgeois?
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Rich people without a royal title
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What is The Reign of Terror?
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A period of time where people got other people to do what they wanted done by scaring them
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Who was Napolean? What is he known for?
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Napolean was a famous military leader and the Emperor of France. He brought out war tactics again and always had the will of the French people in mind
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What was the Napoleonic Code?
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An almost complete set of fair laws that established saftey for Europe. It's only unfair law was that you are guilty until proven innocent
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What does "Scortched Earth?"
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To BURN things
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What is the Industrial Revolution?
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A change from handbuilding to machine-made
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When did it start? End?
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Start-1750's
End-Still going on |
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Why is it misnamed?
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Because it is an evolution. It's still going on
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Explain Crop Rotation.
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1st time-Fallow
2nd time-All crop fields 3rd Time-fertilizer |
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Explain Scientific Animal Breeding.
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Where the extra crops were used to feed livestock so it would grow bigger and the family would have more to eat
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Explain The "Enclosure Act."
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It's where the Entrepreneur closes the fields and forces the workers to work in a factory
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What are the 3 main things a factory needs?
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1.Workers
2.Raw materials 3.Machines |
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What industry introduced machines for the 1st time?
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England
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Who is an entrepreneur?
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A person who takes a financial risk by providing money to start a business
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Explain the Cottage System, The Domestic System, and Factory System.
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Cottage system-everything you need at home
Domestic system-Manufactorer gets raw materials form a farmer, then gives it to the spinners, then to the weavers, then gives it to the storekeeper to sell Factory system-Everything you need in a factory |
