French and American revolution I Flashcards

322837193	Age of revolution	A period of political upheaval beginning roughly with the American revolution in 1775 and continuing through the French revolution in 1789.	0
322837194	Population Revolution	A notable increase in most European populations (after 1730). As people better policed disease carrying animals, ate more nursing foods such as the potato both children and adults lived longer.	1
322837195	Proto-industrialization	The production of textiles and metals by full or part-time merchants working from home. Ex. a cooper, a shoemaker. Ultimately this encouraged new technologies in America to expand production.	2
322837196	Stamp Act	In 1765 the British began taxing documents and pamphlets in American colonies.	3
322837197	Louis XVI	The King of France at the beginning of the French revolution.	4
322837198	Declaration of the Rights of Man and the citizen	French equivalent to the declaration of independence.	5
322837199	Riot of Bastille	Riot on a French prison; Signaled the beginning of the revolution.	6
322837200	Guillotine	A device introduced by enlightened French thinkers to provide a more humane form of execution. It later became a symbols or revolutionary bloodthirst.	7
322837201	Maximilien Robes pierre	(1758-1794) Leader of the radical party. Ironically he later met death by guillotine.	8
324723773	Nationalism	Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it. These ties were important during the revolution because loyalty to ones country came to replace loyalty to religion.	9
324723774	Napoleon Bonaparte	French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821) Fixated on expanding France and French rule.	10
324723775	Congress of Vienna	Meeting of representatives of European monarchs called to reestablish the old order after the defeat of Napoleon	11
324723776	Conservatives	Those against revolutionary goals	12
324723777	Liberals	Sought economic reform including better education and the promotion of industry.	13
324723778	Radicals	Accepted all demands being made by the liberals but also wanted more voting rights.	14
324723779	Greek revolution	Rebellion in Greece against the Ottoman Empire in 1820; key step in gradually dismantling the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans.	15
324723780	Chartist movement	Attempt by artisans and workers in Britain to gain the vote during the 1840s; demands for reform beyond the Reform Act of 1832 were incorporated into a series of petitions; movement failed.	16
324723781	Louis Pasteur	French chemist and biologist whose discovery that fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the process of pasteurization (1822-1895)	17
324723782	Benjamin Disraeli	Granted working glass men n Britain the right to vote (1867)	18
324723783	Camillio Di Cavour	Italian member of parliament who extended parliaments powers to the common man	19
324723784	Otto Von Bismark	The Prime minister of Prussia who gave all men the right to vote.	20