149126371 | Enlightenment | Intellectual movement that applied the methods and questions of Scientific Revolution to the study of human society | 0 | |
149126372 | Benjamin Franklin | Writer and inventor who symbolized the natural genius and potential of America. | 1 | |
149126373 | George Washington | Virginia Planter, served in French-Indian war, named commander of Army. First president. | 2 | |
149126374 | Joseph Brant | Mohawk loyalist leader who organized Britain's most potent fighting force along the Canadian border. Also: "Monster Brant", "Thayendanegea" | 3 | |
149126375 | Constitutional Convention | Achieved a non-violent Second American Revolution, rendered the constitution. | 4 | |
149126376 | French Revolution | Undermined traditional monarchy as well as the power of the Catholic Church and hereditary aristocracy. Did not create enduring representative democracy. | 5 | |
149126377 | American Revolution | The Medieval idea of birth-determined social order was replaced by a capitalist vision that emphasized competition and social mobility | 6 | |
149126378 | Proclamation of 1763 | Established America's western limit for settlement | 7 | |
149126379 | Stamp Act | Imposed tax on printed material in America. | 8 | |
149126380 | Estates General | French National Legislature. | 9 | |
149126381 | National Assembly | Third Estate declared itself when the First Estate began to meet with the Commoners. | 10 | |
149126382 | Declaration of Rights of Man | French National Assembly's statement of natural rights- liberty, prosperity, security, resistance to oppression, free press, equality before the law, representative government. Similar to US Declaration of Independence. | 11 | |
149126383 | Jacobin | a democratic, liberal member of the radical movement that instituted the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution | 12 | |
149126384 | Maximilien Robespierre | Jacobin who dominated "the mountain", young lawyer from the provinces who had been influenced by Rousseau's ideas. Led the most radical phases of the French Revolution. His execution ended the Reign of Terror | 13 | |
149126385 | Napoleon Bonaparte | General in French army who seized power, brought in authoritarianism - first dictatorship. | 14 | |
149126386 | Gens de Couleur | free mixed race population | 15 | |
149126387 | Francois Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture | Former domestic slave who created a more disciplined military force. Led slave rebellion, rebellious slaves gained upper hand under his leadership. | 16 | |
149126388 | Congress of Vienna | Representatives of Britain, Russia, Austria, and Prussia met to reestablish political order in Europe. | 17 | |
149126389 | Revolutions of 1848 | Desire for Democratic reform is Europe. Began in Paris. Middle class and workers united to overthrow the regime of Louis Phillippe and created the Second French Revolution. | 18 |
CH 23 Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World Flashcards
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