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Chapter 19&20 Flashcards

1
Q

Why did the British raise taxes on the American Colonies

A

to pay for French and Indian War

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2
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What was used as the basis of the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson

A

natural rights enlightenment

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3
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Why was George Washington a good pick for leader of the army

A

he had political and military experience and brought balance between north and south

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4
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people who didn’t think the American Revolution was justified

A

Loyalist

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5
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Why did foreign Nations help America

A

French and Indian War and Balance of Power

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6
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Why did the colonies form a weak central government

A

because they were scared of authority, paranoid

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7
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How did Thomas Jefferson use the ideas of Thomas Locke

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we are born with certain rights Social Contract

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8
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Marquis de Lafayette

A

french general that fought with Washington

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9
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the religious leaders in French Society

A

First Estate

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10
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nobility/landowners in French Society

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Second Estate

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11
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the third estate decided to form a new govt

A

Tennis Court Oath

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12
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middle age castle/prison/armory

A

Bastille

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13
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other nations would step in to support the French King

A

Great Fear

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14
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was offended by the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

A

Olympe de Gouges

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15
Q

Why didn’t France have enough money

A

expensive wars and kings who spent too much

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16
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common people ho played a major role in the radical revolution

A

sans-culottes

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17
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radical who lead the french Government

A

Georges Danton

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18
Q

machine that made beheading faster

A

guillotine

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19
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lawyer who was a part of the Estates General

A

Maximilien Robespierre

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20
Q

reign by the Committee of Public Safety

A

Reign of Terror

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21
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Why did the attempt to De-Christianize France fail

A

because the people were deeply catholic

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22
Q

a black slave who lead the revolt of Haiti

A

Toussaint L’Overture

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23
Q

plot to overthrow the govt

A

coup d’teat

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24
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Napoleon’s Wife

A

Josephine

25
Q

made the french legal system fair and codfied the law

A

Napoleon

26
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women who wrote against napoleon

A

Germaine de Stael

27
Q

Who was Napoleon’s greatest enemy

A

England

28
Q

collation of nations to agree to follow Napoleon

A

Grand Empire

29
Q

why didn’t Napoleon invade England

A

because they controlled the seas

30
Q

boycott of British Goods

A

Continental System

31
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Why did Napoleon invade Russia

A

because they bought British goods

32
Q

What about nature hurt Napoleon

A

Winter

33
Q

Where did the Industrial Revolution Begin

A

Britain

34
Q

investors willing to take great risk

A

Entrepreneurs

35
Q

What markets did the British have

A

colonies, India

36
Q

something that restricts you from being able to operate at full compaity

A

bottleneck

37
Q

invented the steam engine

A

James Watt

38
Q

what was the original intention of James Watt’s invention

A

to pump out water from the mines

39
Q

who changed the iron industry by the process of puddling

A

Henry Cort

40
Q

created the locomotive

A

George Stephenson

41
Q

how did employers get employees to be disciplined

A

by docking pay, firing, and capitol punishment

42
Q

glass building that was dedicated to British Industry

A

Crystal Palace

43
Q

taxes on imported goods

A

tariff

44
Q

introduced interchangeable parts

A

Harper’s Ferry

45
Q

how did the US deal with their disadvantage in transportation

A

the railroad and steamboat

46
Q

why didn’t the industrial revolution spread to Russia

A

not enough resources, leadership didn’t like it

47
Q

What was the relationship with the Catholics and Protestants in Ireland

A

poor Catholics oppressed by the rich protestants

48
Q

What caused the Great potato famine

A

a fungus that rotted potatoes and blight

49
Q

What did the Irish do to prevent them from starving

A

emigrated

50
Q

What was the rich’s reaction to the poor living conditions

A

they would move away from it

51
Q

What did Edwin Chadwick seek

A

elimination of poverty, the govt built housing and that they should help the people

52
Q

middle class person

A

bourgeoisie

53
Q

Why were people from religious minorities so successful

A

because they banded together to help everyone

54
Q

Why was child labor nothing new

A

because children had worked for their parents before

55
Q

When child labor laws were passed who took their place

A

women

56
Q

What was the purpose to the Poor Law Act of 1834

A

it made being poor illegal

57
Q

What did unions use to get their way

A

strikes

58
Q

Who were the Luddites

A

people who destroyed machines because they feared them

59
Q

what was the goal of the Chartism Movement

A

it was to elect people who supported your causes

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