Ap world history Flashcards

473435025	Seven years war	(1756-1763 CE) Known also as the French and Indian war. It was the war between the French and their Indian allies and the English that proved the English to be the more dominant.	0
185482877	Declaration of independance	the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain	1
661751622	Constitutional convention	1787 meeting at which the U.S. Constitution was created.	2
318649229	Napoleon	dictator 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	3
765558374	Estates general	France's traditional national assembly with representatives of the three estates, or classes, in French society: the clergy, nobility, and commoners. The calling of the Estates General in 1789 led to the French Revolution.	4
811096624	National assembly	3rd estate declaration that it was the only true govt. in france	5
660502415	Declaration of the rights of man	Statement of fundamental political rights adopted by the French National Assembly at the beginning of the French Revolution.	6
877499829	Congress of vienna	(1814-1815 CE) Meeting of representatives of European monarchs called to reestablish the old order after the defeat of Napoleon.	7
48502155	Toussaint	Leader of the Haitian Revolution. He freed the slaves and gained effective independence for Haiti despite military interventions by the British and French.	8
520825030	Gens de couler	A French term meaning "people of color." This is often a short form of gens de couleur libres ("free people of color")	9