Revolutions
Glorious Revolution England 1689 Location Date Causes Effects Polarizing Figures England Ch 21, 616 1689 Fear of King James II making England permanently Catholic James’s daughter Mary and her husband William overthrow king in bloodless coup England becomes Constitutional Monarchy Parliament limits King Bill of Rights created Cabinet system developed William & Mary James II Parliament
American Revolution United States 1776 Location Date Causes Effects Polarizing Figures United States Ch 22, 640 1776 British colonial oppression, “Taxation, without Representation” British troops in American colonies US becomes independent nation, Eventually creates a democratic republic with Constitution and a Bill of Rights Thomas Jefferson Samuel Adams John Hancock
Reign of Terror France 1789 Location Date Causes Effects Polarizing Figures France Ch 23 1789 Social class (estates) conflict, Louis XVI weak and cocky. Clashes between estates throughout France create a period of terror Napoleon Bonaparte seizes control of weakened government militarily. Creates empire that lasts until 1815 Marie Antoinette Max.Robespierre Napoleon Bonaparte Louis XVI
First Slave Nation Haiti 1791 Location Date Causes Effects Polarizing Figures Haiti Ch 24, 682 1791 Inspired by French and Americans, Armies of enslaved Africans led by L’ouverture and Dessalines overthrow French masters Haiti become first independent black nation in western hemisphere Toussaint L’ouverture Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Ousting the Spanish Latin America 1800-1825 Location Date Causes Effects Polarizing Figures Latin America Ch 24, 683 1800-1825 Inspired by French and Americans. Armies led by Bolivar, San Martin, Hidalgo, and Morelos liberate Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, Argentina, Chile, and Mexico from Spain Establishment of independent nations throughout Central and South America Simon Bolivar Jose de San Martin Miguel Hidalgo Jose Maria Morelos
Problems in China China 1830s- 1860s Location Date Causes Effects Polarizing Figures China Ch 28, 805 1830s- 1860s Taiping: Impoverished Chinese rebel against Qing government Opium: Conflict with England over trade Taiping: Empress remains in power after Taiping rebels clash internally Opium: British whip China in naval battle, seize Hong Kong Hong Xiuquan Dowager Empress Cixi
Changes in Japan Japan 1850s Location Date Causes Effects Polarizing Figures Japan Ch 28, 810 1850s US demands access to trade Commodore Matthew Perry arrives in Tokyo Treaty of Kanagawa with Tokugawa shogun opens 2 ports to trade. Angers Japanese. Leads to Emperor Mutshuito’s rise to power Millard Fillmore Matthew Perry Tokugawa shogun Emperor Mutshuito