Revolutions Review
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- 4. ____ A prominent leader of the Haitian Revolution who played a key role in the fight for freedom and independence. Died before the Revolution succeeded in a French Prison.
- 5. led the Mexican War of Independence because they resented their exclusion from high-ranking positions of power, which were reserved for peninsulares, and sought greater political and economic control.
- 9. Mexican military leader who played a key role in securing Mexico's independence from Spain in 1821 and briefly served as its emperor.
- 10. Enlightenment philosopher who argued for natural rights, including life, liberty, and property, and greatly influenced modern democracy and political thought.
- 11. A legislative assembly in France made up of representatives from the three estates: the clergy, the nobility, and the common people.
- 13. __ of the rights of man and citizen, a foundational document of the French Revolution, asserting that all men are born free and equal in rights. Based on the ideas of the Enlightenment.
- 14. Mexican priest and revolutionary leader who sparked Mexico's War of Independence from Spain with his famous "Grito de Dolores" in 1810.
- 15. monarchs exercising total control over the government and society, resisting challenges to their authority, which ultimately contributed to the rise of revolutionary movements seeking democratic reforms
- 16. The condition of being free from outside control; self-governance.
- 17. 18th-century English writer and philosopher who advocated for women's rights and gender equality, most notably through her work A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.
- 20. Spanish-born individuals who resided in the Spanish colonies in the Americas, holding the highest social and political positions in colonial society.
- 22. wealthy French colony in the Caribbean, known for its sugar and coffee plantations, powered by enslaved labor, and later Haiti.
- 23. __ Revolution(1789-1799) that inspired the Haitian Revolution and led to the abolition of the monarchy.
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- 1. movement in the 17th and 18th centuries that emphasized reason, individual rights, and scientific inquiry, challenging traditional authority and inspiring political and social change.
- 2. __ system concentrated land and wealth in the hands of a few Peninsulares, exploiting indigenous and lower-class Mexicans, which contributed to growing resentment and sparked the Mexican War of Independence.
- 3. The storming of the __ on July 14, 1789, was a pivotal event in the French Revolution, when Parisians attacked the prison to seize weapons and free prisoners, marking a symbol of the people's revolt against the monarchy's oppression.
- 6. Grito de__, Miguel Hidalgo's passionate call to arms on September 16, 1810, which marked the beginning of Mexico's War of Independence against Spanish rule.
- 7. A device used for carrying out executions by decapitation, symbolizing the Reign of Terror during the Revolution.
- 8. A significant change in political power or organizational structures that occurs in a relatively short period of time.
- 12. __ Revolution The successful slave revolt (1791-1804)that established an independent republic.
- 18. __ court oath members of the Third Estate, was a pledge to not separate until they had created a new constitution for France, marking a decisive step toward the French Revolution.
- 19. Bonaparte A military leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and eventually became Emperor of the French.
- 21. __ revolts, sparked by severe food shortages and high bread prices in 1789, fueled widespread unrest in France and contributed to the growing dissatisfaction that eventually led to the French Revolution.