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271165600The Spirit of the LawsPublished work of Montesquieu that argued that government should be in accordance with the people0
271165601Congress of ViennaMeeting between representatives of Britain, Russia, Austria, and Prussia Objectives: -build a strong and stable France to help guarantee future peace Results: -French monarchy and borders reestablished -territorial gains for continental European powers1
271165602Revolutions of 18481) Members of middle class and workers united in Paris to overthrow the Regime of Louis Philippe and create the Second French Republic (France) 2) Students and workers united in Vienna tried to force political reforms similar to those in Paris (Austria) 3) Members of middle class and workers united in Berlin to compel the Prussian King to accept a liberal constitution and seek unification of the German states (Germany) All revolutions of 1848 in Paris, Vienna, Rome, and Berlin ultimately failed2
271165603Simon BolivarRevolutionary in Spanish America who is revered as "El Liberator" for his role in their liberation from Spain3
271165604Estates GeneralThe French National Legislature that was called into session by King Louis XVI4
271165605Olympe de Gouges-A playwright who wrote the "Declaration of the Rights of Woman" modeled on the Declaration of the Rights of Man -Women's rights activist that stated that men and women were equal5
271165606John LockeEnlightenment political philosopher Beliefs: -governments were created to protect life, liberty and property and that people had a right to rebel when a monarch violated these natural rights -individual rights were foundation of civil government6
271165607Louis XVI and Marie AntoinetteKing and Queen of France -Called into session the Estates General in an effort to raise taxes and avoid bankruptcy -Convicted of treason and sentenced to death by the National Convention7
271165608Maximilien RobespierreLeader of "The Mountain" -Forged alliances with the Parisian working class to gain power -Created Committee of Public Safety -Tried to suppress rebellion by starting a period of repression called the Reign of Terror -Arrested and executed by the vote of the National Convention8
271165609Napoleon BonaparteFrench general that seized power in 1799 Declared himself Emperor of France in 1804 Invaded Portugal in 1807 and Spain in 1808 Attempted to invade Russia in 1812 but was forced to retreat Exiled to St. Helena9
271165610Declaration of the Rights of ManNatural rights: liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression Guaranteed free expression of ideas, equality before the law, and representative government10
271165611Ancien Regime"Europe's Old Order" Principles: Politics-powerful monarchs Intellectual and Cultural Life-religion Economics-hereditary agricultural elite11
271165612National Assembly-The name the Third Estate (commoners/middle class) gave to itself when it broke away -voted to end traditional obligations and to reform tax system12
271165613JacobinsUncompromising Democrats 1) Girondists-moderate jacobins 2) The Mountain-radicals13
271165614DirectoryThe executive authority created by the new conservative constitution that proved unable to end foreign wars or to solve domestic economic problems Overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte14
271165615Civil CodeNapoleonic System -Civil code: denied women basic political rights -provided personal security but restricted individual rights such as freedom of speech and expression15

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