Hannah Cukor 7th period Flashcards

277932475	The Spirit Of the Laws	This work by Montesquieu called for a separation of powers and heavily influenced the formation of American government.	0
277932476	Congress of Vienna	Meeting of representatives of European monarchs called to reestablish the old order after the defeat of Napoleon.	1
277932477	Revolutions of 1848	Democratic and nationalist revolutions that swept across Europe. The monarchy in France was overthrown. In Germany, Austria, Italy, and Hungary the revolutions failed.	2
277932478	Simon Bolivar	Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.	3
277932479	Estates General	The French national assembly summoned in 1789 to remedy the financial crisis and correct abuses of the ancien regime.	4
277932480	Olympe de Gouges	French journalist who published the declaration of rights of women and the female citizens.	5
277932481	John Locke	English philosopher who advocated the idea of a "social contract" in which government powers are derived from the consent of the governed and in which the government serves the people; also said people have natural rights to life, liberty and property.	6
277932482	Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette	queen and king during the French Revolution, Marie was Austrian (French hate Austrians) lived a spoiled, lavish lifestyle when the rest of France was starving.	7
277932483	Maximilien Robespierre	Young provincial lawyer who led the most radical phases of the French Revolution. His execution ended the Reign of Terror.	8
277932484	Napoleon Bonaparte	Overthrew French Directory in 1799 and became emperor of the French in 1804. Failed to defeat Great Britain and abdicated in 1814. Returned to power briefly in 1815 but was defeated and died in exile.	9
277932485	Declaration of the Rights of Man	Statement of fundamental political rights adopted by the French National Assembly at the beginning of the French Revolution.	10
277932486	Ancien Regime	The old order before the Revolution in France	11
277932487	National Assembly	French 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
277932488	Jacobins	Radical republicans during the French Revolution. They were led by Maximilien Robespierre from 1793 to 1794.	13
277932489	Directory	Group of five men who served as liaisons between Robespierre and the Assembly. Overthrown by Napoleon.	14
277932490	Civil Code	The French legal code fromulated by Napoleon I (r. 1804-1814) in 1804. Also called the Napoleonic Code, it reaffirmed many of the social liberties that had been introduced during the Revolution (1789-99) while at the same time reestablishing a patriarchal system. Property rights, religious liberty, and equal treatment under the law to all classes of men were assured. However, it curtailed many of the rights of women, restricting them to the private sphere of the home and giving males greater authority over them.	15