Age of Revolutions

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  1. 9. Alliance of European powers opposing revolutionary France.
  2. 11. _______of the Clergy, 1790 French law placing the Catholic Church under state control.
  3. 13. English settlers who sought religious freedom in America, founding Plymouth Colony in 1620.
  4. 14. _______Oath 1789 pledge by Third Estate to create a new French constitution.
  5. 17. French clergy, highest social class under the Old Regime.
  6. 19. French policy of mass conscription to defend the nation during the Revolution.
  7. 22. Social and political system of France before the French Revolution.
  8. 23. Radical French revolutionary group advocating for a republic.
  9. 24. 1776 document declaring American colonies’ freedom from British rule.
  10. 28. _____Danton, French revolutionary leader urging bold action against monarchy.
  11. 29. French revolutionary journalist who incited violence through his writings.
  12. 31. Commander of the Continental Army and first U.S. president.
  13. 33. Agreement signed by Pilgrims in 1620 to establish self-governance and laws for Plymouth Colony.
  14. 35. British naval commander who defeated Napoleon’s fleet at Trafalgar.
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  1. 1. 1792 threat by foreign powers to punish French revolutionaries.
  2. 2. 1783 agreement ending the American Revolution, recognizing U.S. independence.
  3. 3. _____System, Napoleon’s blockade to weaken Britain’s economy by closing European ports.
  4. 4. French nobility, privileged class under the Old Regime.
  5. 5. Commoners in France, including peasants and bourgeoisie, before the Revolution.
  6. 6. French military leader and Emperor who rose to power after the Revolution.
  7. 7. System dividing power between national and state governments in the U.S. Constitution.
  8. 8. Principle that government authority comes from the consent of the people.
  9. 10. _____de Robespierre, Radical leader of the French Revolution, associated with the Reign of Terror.
  10. 12. _____Policy Russian strategy of destroying resources to hinder Napoleon’s invasion.
  11. 15. _____of Public Safety, French revolutionary body that enforced policies during the Reign of Terror.
  12. 16. Doke of _____British general who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815.
  13. 18. Legal system established by Napoleon, standardizing French law.
  14. 20. III, British king during the American Revolution, known for taxing colonies without representation.
  15. 21. First ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, protecting individual freedoms.
  16. 25. ______of the Rights of Man, 1789 French document proclaiming equal rights and liberties.
  17. 26. _____XVI, French king executed during the French Revolution for mismanagement and absolutism.
  18. 27. Five-member government ruling France from 1795 to 1799.
  19. 30. Irregular fighters who resisted Napoleon’s forces, especially in Spain.
  20. 32. Sudden overthrow of a government, like Napoleon’s seizure of power in 1799.
  21. 34. Lists of grievances submitted by French estates to the king in 1789.