Revolutions!

How did mercantilism lead to the American Revolution?

• Crispus Attucks

• Colonists wanted the freedom to manufacture goods and exchange goods.

• Popular sovereignty, government that protects natural rights, 3 branches of government, and religious freedom.

• Colonists wanted the freedom to buy and own guns.

What was the main problem that American colonists had with the Stamp Act?

• Colonists felt it was wrong to tax them if they had no say in whether they could be taxed or not.

• Colonists wanted the freedom to manufacture goods and exchange goods.

• Colonists wanted the freedom to buy and own guns.

• American colonists began to see themselves as Americans instead of British.

How did nationalism help lead to the American Revolution?

• Colonists felt it was wrong to tax them if they had no say in whether they could be taxed or not.

• Colonists wanted the freedom to manufacture goods and exchange goods.

• Popular sovereignty, government that protects natural rights, 3 branches of government, and religious freedom.

• American colonists began to see themselves as Americans instead of British.

What war bankrupted both the British and French leading to two different revolutions?

• French and Indian War

• American War

• Mexican War for Independence

• Napoleonic Invasions

What was the first government formed by the Americans after the Revolution?

• The American Republic

• The Federal Government

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Grand Americana

What Enlightenment ideas were found in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen?

• The first and second estates refused to pay taxes.

• Killed 40,000 people who were declared disloyal and banned Christian holidays.

• The Seven Years War

• All Frenchmen were equals under the law and that the government’s power came from the people.

Who was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety?

• George Washington

• Napoleon

• Maximilien Robespiere

• King Lois XVI

What did the Committee do during the Reign of Terror?

• The first and second estates refused to pay taxes.

• Killed 40,000 people who were declared disloyal and banned Christian holidays.

• The Seven Years War

• All Frenchmen were equals under the law and that the government’s power came from the people.

How did Napoleon become Emperor of France?

• Napoleon was executed for war crimes.

• The Pope made him Emperor of France.

• It worked to prevent more revolutions

• He declared himself Emperor

How did the British prevent Napoleon from invading across the English Channel?

• Napoleon was sent into exile to live on an island twice.

• Lord Horatio Nelson made a surprise attack, preventing Napoleon's invasion.

• Napoleon was executed for war crimes.

• It worked to prevent more revolutions