Revolution/Napoleon/Ideology Flashcards
Which war led to the English Bill of Rights and basis of the constitutional monarchy?
King Williams War
Who won the Seven Years War?
Britian
Which thinker/thinkers were the most important in writing the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence?
John Locke and Thomas Hobbs
What are the main causes of the French Revolution?
Anger at the Nobility not paying taxes, Anger at the Catholic Church, and Hatred of the Monarchy
Why was the French legislature, the Estates General, not fair?
The votes of the Nobles and Clergy canceled out the votes of the Third Estate
What did the Third Estate do in the earliest days of the French Revolution?
They gathered on a tennis court and promised to make a constitution
On what date did revolutionaries storm the Bastille?
July 14, 1789
Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety…
Began executing counter revolutionaries and it ends in a general bloodbath
What happened as a result of the French Revolution?
Napoleon came to power and ended the chaos, The French wrote the Declarations of the Rights of Man, The Terror and violence worried other monarchs
Who were the primary revolutionaries revolting in Haiti?
Slaves who had liberated themselves
What did Haitian General Toussaint Louverture have in common with Napoleon?
They both became French Generals during the French Revolution
What was the outcome of the Haitian Revolution?
Hatai won
What was Napoleon’s native language?
Italian
Which two countries did Napoleon invade that made him popular before he became emperor?
Italy and Egypt
To become emperor, Napoleon…
had an election to become emperor
