History Chapter 17 & 18 Test Flashcards
The “Sun King”; one of the longest reigns of any king in history
Louis XIV
“l’etat c’est moi” (I am the state); a phrase said by Louis XIV; he believed that he was the ____ of France.
Absolute Monarch
appointed government officials
bureaucrats
“governments by men who sit at desks”; made up of the bourgeoisie
Bureaucracy
the Middle class
Bourgeoisie
a palace used to entertain & “distract” the nobles
Palace of Versailles
17th and 18th century monarchical pursuit of unlimited power
Age of Absolutism
minister of finance that mobilized French economics & trade
Jean Baptiste Colber
founded Quebec (1st permanent french colony) in 1608
Samuel de Champlain
explored the Mississippi river in 1682 & claimed it for France
Robert C. de la Salle
France fought against most of Europe while Louis tried to expand France’s borders
War of the League of Augsburg
Louis’ grandson, Philip of Anjou was supposed to inherit the throne in Spain
War of the Spanish Succession
most notable victory of the War of the Spanish Succession
Battle of Blenheim
ended the War of the Spanish Succession
Treaty of Utrecht
Terms of the Treaty of Utrecht
- Philip of Anjou was permitted to become king of Spain, but the thrones of Spain and France couldn’t be united
- Spain ceded Austria several Italian territories and the remainder of the Spanish Netherlands (modern-day Belgium)
- Spain ceded to England the peninsula of Gibraltar, which controls the strait between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea;
- France ceded to England control of New-foundland, Nova Scotia, and the Hudson Bay territory
a time where philosophy changed the thinking of France
Age of Enlightenment
“Father of Enlightenment”; Promoted the idea of rationalism
Voltaire
man’s reason is the sole criterion for truth
Rationalism
“Father of French Romanticism”; Promoted romanticism
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
man’s emotions & feelings are the source of truth
Romanticism
Man is basically good & society is bad
“noble savages”
Louis XIV’s grandson, who became king
Louis XV (1715-1774)
“Après moi le déluge”
after me the deluge (prophecy of destruction)
The French king at the beginning of the French Revolution
Louis XVI (1774-1793)
The 3 French Social Classes
- Clergy
- Nobles
- Everyone else
The 3rd Estate left the estates general & their own representative assembly
National Assembly
a vow to meet until a constitution was written
The Tennis Court Oath
On July 14, 1789, the people of France stormed the castle of Bastille in Paris
Storming of Bastille
the National Assembly & adopted the slogan “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, and Death”
August 4 Decree
France’s 1st Constitution created by the Constituent Assembly; France was now a Constitutional Monarchy; France’s first written constitution
Constitution of 1791
The 3 Main Groups of the Constitutional Assembly
- Right
- Center
- Left
the divided group of the Constitutional Assembly; supported the king; didn’t want to continue the revolution
Right
the divided group of the Constitutional Assembly; middle ground; didn’t really care
Center
the divided group of the Constitutional Assembly; radicals who wanted a stronger revolution
Left
The Constitutional Assembly was replaced by _________ in 1792
National Convention
Which king was executed by the guillotine
Louis XVI
The _______________ was led by Maximilien Robespierre controlled France through terror & violence
Committee of Public Safety
About ________ people were executed during the Reign of Terror
40,000 people
When was The Reign of Terror the bloodiest?
At the same time the Atheism was its peak.
rejected scripture & viewed God as an impersonal Being revealed only in nature that must be sought through men’s reason
Deism
A new government called _______ replaced the Committee of Public Safety
The Directory
Know the order of the French “government” system
Monarchy →National Assembly → Constitutional Assembly →National Convention → Committee of Public Safety → The Directory
Led the French army in campaigns in France, Italy, & Egypt during the Revolution
Napoleon
When did Napoleon overthrow France’s government & establish the Consulate?
1799
an election in which the people express their will
Plebiscite
Napoleon brought peace through his law code called _________
Code Napoleon
formal agreement with the pope that made peace with the Catholic Church; his most significant accomplishment
Concordat
England defeated Napoleon’s Navy in the Mediterranean Sea at the…..
Battle of Trafalgar
greatest naval hero the world has ever known; led the British fleet to victory
Lord Horatio Nelson
Napoleon’s greatest military victory; he defeated the Russians and the Austrians
By 1812, Napoleon controlled almost all of the land of Europe
Battle of Austerlitz
Napoleon ordered that any nation allied with France was not allowed to trade with England (1806)
Continental system
withdrew Russia from the Continental system in 1812
Czar Alexander I
Europe banded together and defeated Napoleon’s broken army; Napoleon was banished from Europe to the island of Elba & Louis XVIII was crowned king
Battle of Leipzig (1813)/ “Battle of Nations”
Napoleon was defeated for the final time at the …….
Battle of Waterloo
Son of Mary Stuart
James I (1603- 1625)
James I believed in his absolute rule which is called…
“divine right of kings”
wanted to “purify” the church
Puritans
wanted to “separate” from the church
Separatists
In 1611, King James I ordered the translation of the _____________ of the Bible
King James Version
In 1607, England colonized _______
Jamestown, Virginia
In 1620, England colonized ________
Plymouth
signed by Charles I reaffirming the rights of the people
Petition of Rights
In 1629, Charles dissolved Parliament became the absolute ruler of England, which began what?
Eleven Years Tyranny
sought to make the England Church more like the Roman Church
William Laud
the Parliament that sat in session for 13 years
“Long Parliament”
grievances of Puritans in Parliament for religious reform & limitation of the king’s power
Grand Remonstrance
During the English Civil War, Parliament’s supporters were the _____
Roundheads
During the English Civil War, the King’s supporters were the _____
Cavaliers
the leader of Parliament’s armies; his army was known as the “Ironsides”
Oliver Cromwell
turning point of the English Civil War in favor of the Roundheads (Ironsides won)
Battle of Marston Moor
final major defeat of the Cavaliers
Battle of Naseby
declared King Charles I guilty of treason & had him beheaded
Rump Parliament
England’s new republican government under Cromwell
Commonwealth
Cromwell’s government after he dissolved Parliament; he made himself “Lord Protector”
Protectorate
Oliver Cromwell’s weak successor
Richard Cromwell
son of Charles I, who restored the monarchy in England
Charles II
secret agreement between Charles II & Louis XIV to make England Catholic
Treaty of Dover
leaders of Parliament, who opposed Charles II
Whigs
Catholic king after Charles II; brother of Charles II
James II
overthrew James II & became the Protestant King & Queen of England
William III & Mary II
permanently established English traditional political liberties; 1689
English Bill of Rights
When was the “Glorious Revolution” or the “Bloodless Revolution”?
1688
Last Stuart monarch in England
Queen Anne
When did England & Scotland unite to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain
1707
wrote Paradise Lost, England’s greatest epic
John Milton
wrote Pilgrim’s Progress, England’s greatest allegory
John Bunyan
wrote about the mind, soul, & eternity to express spiritual truth
Metaphysical Poets
lyrical poems about love & pleasures of this world
Cavalier Poets
started the Pietist movement
Philipp Spener
German baptists
The Brethren
leader of the Moravians; established a Moravian settlement on his estate
Count Nicholas von Zinzendorf
headquarters for moravian missions
Herrnhut
his most famous sermon— “Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God”
Johnathan Edwards
Best-known evangelist of the Great Awakening; Went on 7 evangelistic tours total; Preached to over 30,000 people at 1 time; a total of over 10 million in his lifetime
George Whitfield
What are the results of the Great Awakening
- Thousands of sinners were converted and countless believers revived
- A new missionary spirit was kindled
- New schools and colleges were founded
- The people’s hearts were prepared for religious and political freedom.
brought the Great Awakening to England
John Wesley
Who invented the concept of empiricism
John Locke
experience is the only source of knowledge
Empiricism
Who invented the concept of skepticism
David Hume
to know truth is impossible & knowledge is uncertain
Skepticism
brother of John Wesley known for hymn writing; G. Whitfield & their friend group was called the “Methodists”
Charles Wesley
led the movement in England to end slavery
William Wilberforce
founded the 1st Sunday School (“Father of the Sunday School Movement”) & started popular education in England
Robert Raikes
bettered the conditions of the prison system
John Howard
“Father of Modern Missions” (1782)
William Carey
missionary to Burma; “Father of American Missions”
Adoniram Judson
wrote “Amazing Grace”
John Newton
“Father of Modern Conservative”
Edmund Burke
leading authority in British law; Commentaries on the Laws of England
Sir William Blackstone
greatest literary figure of the 18th century
Samuel Johnson
charted the islands of New Zealand, New Guinea, Australia, & the Hawaiian Islands
Captain James Cook
began the Hanoverian Line of English Kings
George I
1st true Prime Minister of Britain
Sir Robert Walpole
What rebellion took place during the reign of George I
Jacobite Rebellion
2nd Hanoverian King; less involved than the 1st
George II
British fought the French & their North American allies for control of eastern North America
French and Indian War
Prime Minister of England who drove the French out of North America
William Pitt the Elder
3rd Hanoverian King; worked to increase the power of the king of England over the colonies
George III
the real measure of a nation’s wealth is the amount of gold or silver it possessed; colonies existed for the good of the mother country
Mercantilism
When did the Continental Congress take place?
1774
most important human statement of political principles in the history of the world
Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776)
America’s 1st attempt at a national government
Articles of Confederation