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267790179The spirit of the lawsThis work by Montesquieu called for a separation of powers and heavily influenced the formation of American government0
267790180Congress of ViennaMeeting of representatives of European monarchs called to re-establish the old order after the defeat of Napoleon1
267790181Revolutions of 1848Democratic and nationalist revolutions that swept across Europe. The monarchy in France was overthrown. In Germany, Austria, Italy, and Hungary the revolutions failed. (p. 595)2
267790182Simon BolivarVenezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule3
267790183Estates GeneralThe French national assembly summoned in 1789 to remedy the financial crisis and correct abuses of the ancien regime.4
267790184Olympe de GougesFrench journalist who demanded equal rights for women5
267790185John LockeEnglish empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)6
267790186Louis XVI and Marie AntoinetteQueen and king during the French Revolution, Marie was Austrian (French hate Austrians) lived a spoiled, lavish lifestyle when the rest of France was starving7
267790187Maximilien Robespierre"The incorruptable;" the leader of the bloodiest portion of the French Revolution. He set out to build a republic of virtue.8
267790188Napoleon BonaparteFrench general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821) Has a syndrome named after him for his unusal short stature.9
267790189Declaration of the Rights of ManStatement of fundamental political rights adopted by the French National Assembly at the beginning of the French Revolution.10
267790190Ancien Regimea political and social system that no longer governs (especially the system that existed in France before the French Revolution)11
267790191National AssemblyFrench Revolutionary assembly (1789-1791). Called first as the Estates General, the three estates came together and demanded radical change. It passed the Declaration of the Rights of Man in 1789. (p. 585)12
267790192JacobinsRadical republicans during the French Revolution. They were led by Maximilien Robespierre from 1793 to 1794.13
267790193DirectoryGroup of five men who served as liaisons between Robespierre and the Assembly. Overthrown by Napoleon.14
267790194Civil CodeNapoleonic Code; this code preserved most of the gains of the revolution by recognizing the principle of the equality of all citizens before the law, and ect.15

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