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Quarter 3 - Revolutions Flashcards

1
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Where did the French-Indian War take place?

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Took place in America and all over the world

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What is the other name for the French-Indian War?

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7 Years War

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Who fought in the 7 Years War/French-Indian War?

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France and Britain

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When and what was the stamp act?

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A 1 penny tax on all printed press in 1765

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When and what was the tea act?

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A tax on tea in 1773

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Why did King George III impose taxes on the colonists of America?

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To pay for the Seven Years War and the French-Indian War

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How did Paul Revere exaggerate the Boston Massacre?

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He shows more British soldiers and not as many colonists

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What were the three advantages that colonists had over Britain during the fight for independence?

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They were on home soil, they had strong leaders such as George Washington, and had determination

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What treaty ended the Revolutionary War?

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Treaty of Paris

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Why did the British choose New York as their next target after leaving Boston?

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Its harbor could shelter the British

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What evidence did the British have that Lt. Hale was spying on them?

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He made memoranda and sketches of fortifications

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What did Hale ask for before his execution and did he recieve them?

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He asked for a clergyman and a bible and didn’t receive either

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To who were the letters written by Hale to?

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His mother and a brother officer

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What were Hale’s last words?

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‘I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”

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What caused Jefferson’s depression?

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The death of this wife Martha

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16
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What did Jefferson expect his daughter to send back?

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Letters with proof of her followed schedule

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17
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How many French estates were there?

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3 estates; Clergy, nobility, and everyone else

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18
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What is the estates general?

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A meeting between all the estates

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What problems did France have that led to their revolution?

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  1. A shortage of food, specifically bread. The price multiplied by 20
  2. Interest on debt
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20
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What was the National Assembly?

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An assembly made up of the 3rd estate. It first took place on a tennis court

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21
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What was the Tennis Court Oath?

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An event where the National Assembly swore to not stop trying to get a consitution

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22
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When is Bastille Day?

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July 14, 1789

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23
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What happened on Bastille Day?

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French citizens freed prisoners from Bastille

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What happened to Bastille?

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It was taken down, brick by brick

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Why did King Louis XVi call the Estates-General to convene?

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He needed money

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Why did a mob storm the Bastille on July 14th, 1789?

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To obtain arms

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27
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Why was Thomas Jefferson in France in 1789?

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He was America’s minister

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What did the French mobs use to attack cavalry on July 12, 1789?

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Stones

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What did the French mobs do at the prisons of St. Lazare?

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Released the prisoners and stole corn

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30
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What happened to the governor and Lt. Governor after the Bastille was taken?

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They were executed publicly

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31
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What were Louis XVI and other royalty concerned about after the fall of Bastille?

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The mob of 10,000 attacking them

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32
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Where did the common people of Paris get their weapon? And what types of weapons were they armed with?

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They got them from Bastille and Invalids. They had muskets, swords, hooks

33
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How old was Marie Antoinette when she married Louis XVI?

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Marie was 14 and Louis was 15

34
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Why did Marie Antoinette ride donkeys?

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Horses were too dangerous

35
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What did Marie Antoinette do during the 1787 famine?

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Gave grain to those in need

36
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Was Marie Antoinette’s spending the cause of the French Revolution?

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No, False

37
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Did Marie Antoinette really say “Let them eat cake”?

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No, False

38
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When was Marie Antoinette’s farmland built?

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In 1783, The Little Hamlet was built (Le Petit Hameau)

39
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How many children did Marie Antoinette have?

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4 biological and 7 adopted

40
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What was the Expiatory Chapel?

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A chapel built for Marie and Louis

41
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What 2 groups did the 3rd estate divide into?

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Bourgeoisie and the peasants

42
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What did the 3rd estate’s diet have to do with the revolution?

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Bread was their main source of food, and they had to pay to make it, instilling resent and anger in them

43
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How was France in debt?

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They spent a lot in the American Revolution and they weren’t collecting enough taxes

44
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How much of a peasants’ income was spent on bread in 1789?

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80%

45
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What great idea did Louis XVI get?

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To make nobility pay taxes

46
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What was the Estates-General?

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A version of England’s parliment

47
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How did John Locke’s ideas lead to action?

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His ideas helped people overthrow the government

48
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Who forced Louis XVI to sign the Declaration of Man and of Citizen?

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A mob of women who were tired of the bread shortage

49
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What happened to Louis XVI?

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He gets executed by his own people

50
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What was the Reign of Terror?

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A time period in France where people kept getting executed. 30,000 people in 1 year

51
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What happened after King Louis XVI was executed?

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Peasants took over and tried to de-christianize France by changing the calendar, the week, and playing cards

52
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When did Napoleon Bonaparte become general?

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22

53
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When did Napoleon declare himself as emperor?

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1804

54
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Who overthrew the Directory?

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Napoleon

55
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What was the Battle of Trafalgar?

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The biggest naval battle at the time where Napoleon and France tried to invade England

56
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Who is Horatio Nelson?

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Admiral who wins against France in the Battle of Trafalgar and died there as well

57
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When did Nelson join the navy?

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At 8 years old

58
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How many attended Nelson’s funeral?

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100,000

59
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What is the Battle of Austerlitz/Battle of Emperors?

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The biggest land battle at the time where Napoleon and France tried to invade Austria, and Napoleon wins in 2 days

60
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How many of Napoleon’s army invade Russia?

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600,000 but 34,000 return back to France alive

61
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What was the weather like on day 2 of the battle?

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Muddy from the rain the previous day, which stopped the battle since it slowed down men, horses and cannons

62
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What and where is St. Helena

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It is an island that holds prisoners and is the middle of the Atlantic

63
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What army is defeated on the first day of the battle?

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Prussia is defeated on the first day

64
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What army comes to the aid of the British at the climax of the battle?

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Prussia’s army

65
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Captain Gronow claims to have seen Napoleon sitting on what?

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His white horse

66
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Who became king after Napoleon?

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Louis XVIII

67
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How big was Napoleon’s army

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105,000

68
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How big was the British army?

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68,000

69
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What is the 100 days?

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A chaotic period where Napoleon went wild

70
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What happened at the first day of the Battle of Waterloo?

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Napoleon surprise attacks Prussia and scatters them

71
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Who is the general of Prussia’s army?

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Blucher

72
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What happened at the second day of the Battle of Waterloo?

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France with Napoleon battle Britain with Duke of Wellington (Arthur)

73
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Why did Britain and Duke of Wellington win against Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo?

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The mud stopped artillery, Napoleon couldn’t ride his horse and command, Napoleon had potential dementia, and Britain was more disciplined in formations

74
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Where was Napoleon buried?

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Les Invalides

75
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Where was Napoleon banished after losing the Battle of Waterloo?

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Saint Helena

76
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What is the Congress of Vienna?

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A meeting to decide what to do in countries where Napoleon changed the king

77
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When did the major revolutions happen in Europe?

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1830 and 1848

78
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Who was Count Metternich

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Came up with the idea of reverting back to the feudal system

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