Unit 5, Chapter 15 Reading Guide
Political Revolutions p. 359-377
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In what ways did the Enlightenment cause people to rethink basic assumptions about political power? ________________
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The American Revolution (p. 359-361)
2.
What effect did British Imperial rivalries with France have on the American Revolution? ____________________________
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4.
What factors shaped the success of the American Revolution? (List three)
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Explain the following changes brought about by the American Revolution.
Political Reforms of
the American
Revolution
(list 4)
Lack of Social
Reforms of the
American
Revolution
( List 3)
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The French Revolution(361-365)
5.
What connection did France have with the American Revolution? ______________________________________________
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What was the slogan of the French Revolution? _____________________________________________________________
7.
In what way did French involvement in the American Revolution spark the French Revolution? _______________________
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Who was Maxmillian Robspierre? _________________________________________________________________________
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In what ways was a “nation” a departure from existing political organizations? ____________________________________
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Similarities between
the French and
American Revolutions
Differences between
the French and
American Revolutions
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Napoleon (p. 365-368)
10. What enabled Napoleon to rise to power? _________________________________________________________________
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11. Label the following:
Continuity between
Revolutionary France
and Napoleonic
France
Changes between
Revolutionary France
and Napoleonic
France
12. Describe the extent of the Napoleonic Empire. ______________________________________________________________
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13. What was Napoleon’s ultimate fate? ______________________________________________________________________
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14. What was the international situation like in Europe after Napoelon’s eventual overthrow? __________________________
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15. What was the political situation like in France from the end of the Napoleonic period until 1900? _____________________
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Vocabulary
American Revolution Vocabulary
16. French and Indian War
17. George Washington
18. Declaration of Independence
19. Federalist System
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French Revolution Vocabulary
20. Bourgeoisie
21. Louis XVI
22. National Assembly
23. Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
24. Reign of Terror
25. Nationalism
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Napoleonic Period and Aftermath Vocabulary
26. Napoleonic Code
27. Battle of Waterloo
28. Congress of Vienna
19th Century Ideological Influences
Vocabulary
29. Conservatives
30. Liberals
31. Radicals
32. Karl Marx
33. Count Camillo di Cavour
34. Otto con Bismarck
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The Haitian Revolution (p. 370-371)
35. What was the situation on Saint-Domingue by 1789? _________________________________________________________
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36. How did large plantation owners in Saint-Domingue interpret the French Revolution? _______________________________
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37. Who were the gens de couleur and how did they interpret the French Revolution? _________________________________
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38. What message from the French Revolutionaries increased tension between the plantation owners and the gens de couleur?
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39. Who was Francois Dominique Toussaint L’Ouverture? _________________________________________________________
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40. What reforms did Dominique Toussaint L’Ouverture introduce into the colony? ___________________________________
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41. What L’Ouverture’s fate? _______________________________________________________________________________
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42. What was the outcome of the Haitian Revolution? ___________________________________________________________
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43. Describe the political beliefs of the creole populations of Latin America: __________________________________________
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Spanish South America (p. 371-372)
44. Who was Simon Bolivar and what did he dream for South America? _____________________________________________
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45. What effect did Bolivar have on slavery in South America? _____________________________________________________
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46. What led to the break-up of Gran Colombia? _______________________________________________________________
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Brazil
47. Explain the political motivations of the planters in Brazil. ______________________________________________________
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48. Describe Pedro I’s reign. ________________________________________________________________________________
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Mexico
49. Why did many wealthy creoles support the Spanish empire? ___________________________________________________
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50. What profession did Costilla Morelos share? ________________________________________________________________
Simon Bolivar and George Washington
Similarities between
Simon Bolivar and
George Washington
Differences between
Simon Bolivar and
George Washington
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Label the following map of Latin America in 1830 (p. 372) :
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Vocabulary for Spanish South America (p. 370-373)
51. Gens de couleur
52. Francois Dominique Toussaint L’Ouverture
53. Juntas
54. Simon Bolivar
55. Jose de San Martin
56. Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
57. Augustin de Iturbide
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Revolutionary Ideals (p. 374-376)
58. Who were the abolitionists? _____________________________________________________________________________
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59. What was the primary religion associated with the abolitionists? ________________________________________________
60. What was the impact of famed women’s march to Versailles? __________________________________________________
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61. What was the political status of former slaves throughout the Atlantic world? _____________________________________
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62. Who was Mary Wollstonecraft? __________________________________________________________________________
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63. What effect did the French Revolution have on women? ______________________________________________________
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64. What effect do you think the Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen had on
early women’s rights movements? ________________________________________________________________________
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