Revolution Flashcards

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Absolutism

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Describes the type of ruler that has complete or absolute power over all aspects of the government

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Glorious Revolution

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Prince Orange and Queen Mary would invade England and overthrew James ll because he would not cooperate with parliament

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Petition of right

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was an attempt by the British to limit the power of the king because of laws dictating high taxes on citizens

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Haitian Revolution

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was a conflict that lasted from 1791 to 1802 as a result of unequal treatment of native and slave populations in a French colony in the Caribbean

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Creoles

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American born white people who were educated in Europe and helped inspire various revolutions in Latin America.

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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was a successful general during the French Revolution that started a coup and eventual dictatorship

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After King Charles l was defeated, who took over and established a military dictatorship

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Oliver Cromwell

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Congress Vienna

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Monarchies met to limit the spread of liberalism, Nationalism and other ideas that would impact the power of Monarchies in Europe

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9
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was an event between the 13 colonies and England

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The American revolution

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One of the major cause for the American Revolution

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French & Indian War, caused England to go into debt, and tried to make the colonies repay the debt

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Were two examples of rulers who used absolute power to maintain control over their governments

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Louis XIV and Peter the Great

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Additional reason for the American Revolution. The colonies could not cross a line west of the Appalachian mountains

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Proclamation of 1763

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Was a group of middle class people that helped bring the French revolution as a result of inequality in France

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The Third Estate

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Was a group of middle class people in HAITI who demanded equality and prompted unrest in the colony

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Gens De Couleur

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At the top of the social pyramid in Latin America , Born in Spain

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Peninsulares

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16
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event from 1789 to 1799 that Brought and end to the French Monarchy

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The French Revolution

17
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Toussaint Louverture

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Leader of the Haitian Revolution

18
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The French attempted to overtake Moscow during the

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The Napoleonic War

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Nationalism

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Pride for ones country

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E A F H L

21
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Enlightment

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people were granted more rights