Sig Vocab Flashcards
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens
a document adopted by the National Assembly of France during the French Revolution in 1789.
What outlined the individual and collective rights of all citizens and is considered a cornerstone of the Revolution and a major influence on human rights documents that followed.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
National Assembly
the legislative body established in France during the French Revolution.
What represented the people of France and had the power to make laws and govern the country.
National Assembly
Ancien Regime
the political and social system of France before the French Revolution.
What was characterized by a monarchy, an established church, and a rigid social hierarchy in which the nobility and the clergy held most of the power.
Ancien Regime
Estates-General
representative assembly of the different “estates” or social classes of pre-revolutionary France.
What was called by King Louis XVI in 1789 to address France’s financial crisis. but quickly became a National Assembly representing the whole nation and not just the three estates of the society.
Estates-General
Cult of Reason
a form of state atheism established in France during the French Revolution.
What replaced the Catholic Church as the dominant religious force in the country and aimed to promote rationality and critical thinking.
Cult of Reason
Gran Colombia
officially the Republic of Colombia, was a sovereign state in northern South America that existed from 1819 to 1831.
What included present-day Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela, and was led by Simon Bolivar, who played a key role in its formation and served as its president.
Gran Colombia
Jamaican Letter
a letter written by Simon Bolivar to a friend in
1815, in which he reflects on his political and personal struggles, and his disillusionment with the independence movements in South America.
What letter is considered a key document in understanding Bolivar’s thoughts and motivations during this period of his life.
Jamaican Letter
The Reign of Terror
a period of the French Revolution that lasted from 1793 to 1794. During this time, thousands of people were arrested, imprisoned, and executed by the revolutionary government, primarily for political crimes.
what is known for its indiscriminate violence, with many innocent people being caught up in the government’s efforts to eliminate its enemies. It was an attempt to control the revolution and to establish a stable republic, but it failed and ended up creating more instability and fear in the population.
The Reign of Terror
The Seven Years’ War
global conflict fought between 1756 and 1763. It was primarily fought between Great Britain and France, but it also involved other European powers and their colonies in North America, Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean.
What war had a significant impact on the balance of power in Europe and around the world, with Great Britain emerging as the dominant global power. The war also had a profound impact on the American colonies, as it led to the British government imposing new taxes and regulations on the colonists, which ultimately contributed to the American Revolution.
The Seven Years’ War
