Lesson 6: The Political Revolution Flashcards
A time when the British colonists in America rebelled against the rule of Great Britain
American Revolution
Laws that forbade American colonies to sell their significant products except for Great Britain
Navigation Acts
Placed heavy taxes on America’s legal documents, newspapers, and other printed materials.
Stamp Acts
The war broke out during the famous event
Boston Massacre
When English soldiers fired and killed 5 Americans
The Boston Massacre
As a sign of protest, the Americans threw 340 chests of Tea (English’s favorite) into the sea.
The Boston Tea Party
The 13 colonies in America revolted against the Englishmen by choosing __________ as their general.
George Washington
The American revolutionaries asked for help from this country
France
First Idea of The Declaration of Independence
God made all men equal and gave them the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness;
Second Idea of The Declaration of Independence
The main business of government is to protect these rights;
Third Idea of The Declaration of Independence
if a government tries to withhold these rights, the people can revolt and set up a new government
A period in France when the people overthrew the monarchy and took control of the government
The French Revolution
Before the French Revolution, the people of France were divided into social groups
“Three Estates”
First Estate
Clergy (Church Leaders)
Second Estate
Nobles
Third Estate
Commoners/Laborers
France was ruled by
Louis XVI and his ostentatious wife named Marie Antoinette.
The Third Estate established this and demanded that Louis XVI give them certain rights
National Assembly
Columbus established the first colonial town in the New World
La Isabella
Gave certain tracts
of land and everyone on it, it was often nothing more than legalized slavery.
encomiendas
People
born on the Iberian
peninsula
Peninsulares
People born in the Americas of
European ancestry
Criollos or creoles
They were part-Indian
and part-European
Mestizos
part-African and
part-European
Mulattos
The local people and forced to
labor in the encomienda
system
Indians
Brought in
to do the work of a dying Native
the population could not do
Africans
Elite Creole planter who became
a military General and “George Washington of South America.”
Simon Bolivar
Liberated territories of Simon Bolivar
Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, & Bolivia
Creole officer who had trained in
European armies, Liberated Argentina from Spanish control, and believed in Monarchy
Jose de san Martin
Highly educated Creole priest
assigned to town of Dolores
Miguel Hidalgo
Hidalgo rang the church bell and called upon his mestizo and Indigenous parishioners to take up arms against the Spanish
El Grito de Dolores
Mestizo Priest who took over
from Hidalgo
Jose Morelos
By 1830, nearly all Latin
American countries were ruled
by
The Caudillos
Which leader helped Chile and Peru from Spanish domination?
Bolivar
Which two leaders were associated with the independence movement in Mexico?
Hidalgo and Morelos
Who is credited with leading the Latin American forces that freed Colombia and Venezuela?
Bolivar
Which group(s) was Father Hidalgo looking to help?
Mestizos and Natives
