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336997486	french and indian war	Was a war fought by French and English on American soil over control of the Ohio River Valley-- English defeated French in1763. Historical Significance: established England as number one world power and began to gradually change attitudes of the colonists toward England for the worse.	0
336997487	revenue act	1935; raised taxes on the wealthy and corporations	1
336997488	tea act	Law passed by parliament allowing the British East India Company to sell its low-cost tea directly to the colonies - undermining colonial tea merchants; led to the Boston Tea Party	2
336997489	thomas paine	American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809)	3
336997490	treaty of cordoba	This treaty recognized Mexican independence from Spain. Signed on August 24, 1821 by Agustín de Iturbide, the man who had defeated Jose Maria Morelos, but then joined the Mexican rebels.	4
336997491	migeul hidalgo	convinced mexicans to go to war to gain independence from spain	5
336997492	pedro II	wise ruler who helped strengthen Brazil as a nation through improved economy, transportation, communication and education	6
336997493	simon bolivar	Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule	7
336997494	jose de san martin	South American general and statesman, born in Argentina: leader in winning independence for Argentina, Peru, and Chile; protector of Peru	8
336997495	napoleonic codes	individual legality and equality, government- more authority of people, no classes, peasants- subjects of state, religious toleration, everyone has the right to work, courts are separate from those in power.	9
336997496	waterloo	a final crushing defeat	10
336997497	jacobins	Radical republicans during the French Revolution. They were led by Maximilien Robespierre from 1793 to 1794.	11
336997498	jacques dessalines	the guy that proclaimed haiti as free	12
336997499	Muhammad Ali	United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)	13
336997500	George Grenville	Became prime minister of Britain in 1763 he persuaded the Parliament to pass a law allowing smugglers to be sent to vice-admiralty courts which were run by British officers and had no jury. He did this to end smuggling.	14
336997501	John VI	Pope John Paul I took his name in honor of the two popes who had preceeded him, __ and __.	15
336997502	Pierre Toussaint L'Ouverture	Led slave revolt against French plantation owners in Saint Domingue	16
336997503	Duke of Wellington	leader of the combined British and Prussian army; would defeat Napoleon at Waterloo	17
336997504	Alexander I	the czar of Russia whose plans to liberalize the government of Russia were unrealized because of the wars with Napoleon (1777-1825)	18
336997505	Prince Von Metternich	Austrian minister, believed in the policies of legitimacy and intervention (the military to crush revolts against legitimacy). Leader of the Congress of Vienna	19
336997506	Napoleon Bonaparte	French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)	20
336997507	Maximilien Robespierre	"The incorruptable;" the leader of the bloodiest portion of the French Revolution. He set out to build a republic of virtue.	21
336997508	Committee of Public Safety	The leaders under Robespierre who organized the defenses of France, conducted foreign policy, and centralized authority during the period 1792-1795.	22
336997509	Declaration of the Rights	man and the citizens proclaimed equal rights from all men, but no political rights for a women.	23
336997510	Charles Townshend	government official, close to the king, likeable, sponsored taxes, "Champagne Charlie", sponsored taxes for: lead, glass, paper, paint & tea,	24