Chapter 19&20 Flashcards
Why did the British raise taxes on the American Colonies
to pay for French and Indian War
What was used as the basis of the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson
natural rights enlightenment
Why was George Washington a good pick for leader of the army
he had political and military experience and brought balance between north and south
people who didn’t think the American Revolution was justified
Loyalist
Why did foreign Nations help America
French and Indian War and Balance of Power
Why did the colonies form a weak central government
because they were scared of authority, paranoid
How did Thomas Jefferson use the ideas of Thomas Locke
we are born with certain rights Social Contract
Marquis de Lafayette
french general that fought with Washington
the religious leaders in French Society
First Estate
nobility/landowners in French Society
Second Estate
the third estate decided to form a new govt
Tennis Court Oath
middle age castle/prison/armory
Bastille
other nations would step in to support the French King
Great Fear
was offended by the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
Olympe de Gouges
Why didn’t France have enough money
expensive wars and kings who spent too much
common people ho played a major role in the radical revolution
sans-culottes
radical who lead the french Government
Georges Danton
machine that made beheading faster
guillotine
lawyer who was a part of the Estates General
Maximilien Robespierre
reign by the Committee of Public Safety
Reign of Terror
Why did the attempt to De-Christianize France fail
because the people were deeply catholic
a black slave who lead the revolt of Haiti
Toussaint L’Overture
plot to overthrow the govt
coup d’teat
Napoleon’s Wife
Josephine
made the french legal system fair and codfied the law
Napoleon
women who wrote against napoleon
Germaine de Stael
Who was Napoleon’s greatest enemy
England
collation of nations to agree to follow Napoleon
Grand Empire
why didn’t Napoleon invade England
because they controlled the seas
boycott of British Goods
Continental System
Why did Napoleon invade Russia
because they bought British goods
What about nature hurt Napoleon
Winter
Where did the Industrial Revolution Begin
Britain
investors willing to take great risk
Entrepreneurs
What markets did the British have
colonies, India
something that restricts you from being able to operate at full compaity
bottleneck
invented the steam engine
James Watt
what was the original intention of James Watt’s invention
to pump out water from the mines
who changed the iron industry by the process of puddling
Henry Cort
created the locomotive
George Stephenson
how did employers get employees to be disciplined
by docking pay, firing, and capitol punishment
glass building that was dedicated to British Industry
Crystal Palace
taxes on imported goods
tariff
introduced interchangeable parts
Harper’s Ferry
how did the US deal with their disadvantage in transportation
the railroad and steamboat
why didn’t the industrial revolution spread to Russia
not enough resources, leadership didn’t like it
What was the relationship with the Catholics and Protestants in Ireland
poor Catholics oppressed by the rich protestants
What caused the Great potato famine
a fungus that rotted potatoes and blight
What did the Irish do to prevent them from starving
emigrated
What was the rich’s reaction to the poor living conditions
they would move away from it
What did Edwin Chadwick seek
elimination of poverty, the govt built housing and that they should help the people
middle class person
bourgeoisie
Why were people from religious minorities so successful
because they banded together to help everyone
Why was child labor nothing new
because children had worked for their parents before
When child labor laws were passed who took their place
women
What was the purpose to the Poor Law Act of 1834
it made being poor illegal
What did unions use to get their way
strikes
Who were the Luddites
people who destroyed machines because they feared them
what was the goal of the Chartism Movement
it was to elect people who supported your causes
