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TEST REVIEW 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

TEST REVIEW 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

TEST REVIEW 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

TOUSSAINT L’OUVERTURE TEST REVIEW TOUSSAINT L’OUVERTURE Leader of the successful Haitian slave revolt. He later died in prison.

Test Review 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

Causes of the French Revolution TEST REVIEW Causes of the French Revolution Inequality – 3rd Estate paid majority of taxes Economic Crisis – Food shortage resulted Weak Leadership – Louis XVI was not a strong leader

Test Review 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

TEST REVIEW 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

Three Estates of France 1ST/2ND Estates – Clergy/nobles TEST REVIEW Three Estates of France 1ST/2ND Estates – Clergy/nobles 3rd Estate – Professionals, farmers, laborers 3rd Estate paid most in taxes

TEST REVIEW 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

TEST REVIEW 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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