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Add Causes of the French Revolution
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REIGN OF TERROR
Committee of Public Safety sent anyone suspected
of being against the revolution to the guillotine
BOSTON TEA PARTY
American Colonists dressed as Native Americans
and dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest the
unfair tax on tea
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ABSOLUTE MONARCHY
When a king or queen has total unrestricted power
over the people
GLORIOUS REVOLUTION
William and Mary become the Protestant monarchs
of England in a revolution in which no blood was
shed
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OLIVER CROMWELL
Leader of the Roundheads in the Puritan Revolt. He
eventually ruled England as a dictator
SIMON BOLIVAR
Latin American revolutionary leader. He was
inspired by the American and French Revolutions
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TOUSSAINT L’OUVERTURE
Leader of the successful Haitian slave
revolt. He later died in prison.
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French Revolution
• Began because people were starving and
the monarchy was spending more money
than they had (debt)
• Desire for freedom and equality amongst the
people of France
• Was not successful, but started the desire for
democracy
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Causes of the French Revolution
rd
• Inequality – 3 Estate paid majority of
taxes
• Economic Crisis – Food shortage
resulted
• Weak Leadership – Louis XVI was not a
strong leader
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Declaration of the Rights of Man
• French document listing the rights and
freedoms the people of France wanted from
the Revolution
• Similar to the U.S. Declaration of
Independence and Bill of Rights
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Napoleon
• French leader after the French Revolution
• Used military power to expand French control in
Europe
• Only positive to his rule was the spread of
Enlightenment ideas across Europe
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Three Estates of France
• 1ST/2ND Estates – Clergy/nobles
rd
• 3 Estate – Professionals, farmers,
laborers
• 3rd Estate paid most in taxes
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Storming of the Bastille
• July 14, 1789- Angry French citizens storm the
Bastille looking for ammunition
• Symbolic for taking down the old way of life in
France
• When people stormed the fortress, the king knew
he had lost power over the people
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Declaration of Independence
• Written by Thomas Jefferson
• colonies declare independence from Great Britain
• adopted July 4, 1776 by Second Continental
Congress
• Has four parts: Preamble, Natural RIghts,
Grievances, and Resolution of Independence
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