Chapter 21 Flashcards

335656467	enlightenment	a movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions	0
335656468	Benjamin Franklin	printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics	1
335656469	George Washington	1st President of the United States	2
335656470	Joseph Brant	Mohawk leader who supported the British during the American Revolution.	3
335656471	Constitutional Convention	the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787	4
335656472	estates general	assembly of the estates of all France	5
335656473	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.	6
335656474	Declaration of the right of man	stated that all people are equal before the law. Guarenteed freedom of speech, press, and religion. Also protected all against arbitary arrest and punishment	7
335656475	Jacobins	Radical republicans during the French Revolution. They were led by Maximilien Robespierre from 1793 to 1794.	8
335656476	Maximilien Robespierre	"The incorruptable;" the leader of the bloodiest portion of the French Revolution. He set out to build a republic of virtue.	9
335656477	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.	10
335656478	gens de couleur	Free men and women of color in Haiti. They sought greater political rights and later supported the Haitian Revolution.	11
335656479	Francois Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture	Leader of the Haitian Revolution. He freed the slaves and gained effective independence for Haiti despite military interventions by the British and French.	12
335656480	Congress of Vienna	conservative, reactionary meeting, led by prince metternich, restore europe to prerevolution time	13
335656481	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.	14