Revolution

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  1. 3. Washington/Commander of the Continental Army
  2. 5. Acts/Laws that governed trade between England and its colonies. These acts made colonists very angry because they were forbidden from trading with other countries.
  3. 10. Acts/A series of laws set up by Parliament to punish Massachusetts for its protests against the British
  4. 11. of the Bastille/800 protesters; demand guns and ammunition; troops open fire; prison is stormed
  5. 13. Act/Required the colonials to provide food, lodging, and supplies for the British troops in the colonies.
  6. 15. XVI/king of France that was beheaded during the revolution
  7. 17. of the Rights of Man/document that gave the French men their basic rights
  8. 18. de san Martin/Leader of independence movement in Rio de la Plata; led to independence of the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata by 1816; later led independence movement in Chile and Peru as well
  9. 19. of Vienna/the meeting between the countries that defeated Napoleon; they wanted to restore the balance that existed before Revolution
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  1. 1. Bolivar/The most important military leader in the struggle for independence in South America. Born in Venezuela, he led military forces there and in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.
  2. 2. of Public Safety/12 man committee that was said that the only way liberty could be achieved was for men to lose their heads; led by Maximilien Robespierre
  3. 4. of Committee of Public safety; executed in 1794; end of reign of terror
  4. 6. Jefferson/Main author of the Declaration of Independence
  5. 7. of Confederation/This document, the nation's first constitution, was adopted by the Second Continental Congress in 1781 during the Revolution. The document was limited because states held most of the power, and Congress lacked the power to tax, regulate trade, or control coinage.
  6. 8. of Terror/period of time when many people died; supposed to be about liberty, but it's just bloodshed; ended with Maximilian's execution
  7. 9. Tea Party/demonstration by citizens of Boston who raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor
  8. 12. Hidalgo/Mexican priest and revolutionary. Although the revolt he initiated (1810) against Spanish rule failed, he is regarded as a national hero in Mexico's struggle for independence from Spain.
  9. 14. Toussaint L'Overture/Leader of the Haitian Revolution. He freed the slaves and gained effective independence for Haiti despite military interventions by the British and French.
  10. 16. Pedro/Portuguese prince who was declared the ruler of Brazil when the country gained its independence
  11. 20. Act/an act passed by the British parliament that raised revenue from the American colonies by a duty in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents