Unit 5 Vocab: Age of Revolution

What was a Loyalist during the American Revolution?

• A colonist who supported independence from Britain

• A colonist who remained loyal to King George and Great Britain

• A soldier who fought in the Continental Army

• A supporter of the French Revolution

What are unalienable rights?

• Rights granted by the government

• Freedoms that cannot be taken away by any ruler or government

• Rights only given to citizens of a country

• Laws created by the British Parliament

What was an estate in pre-revolutionary France?

• A piece of land owned by a noble

• A social class in French society

• A type of government tax on landowners

• A meeting held by the king to discuss laws

What was the Estates General?

• The French national army

• A meeting of representatives from France’s three social classes

• A new governing body created by the Third Estate

• A set of laws that limited the power of the king

Why did the National Assembly form during the French Revolution?

• The Third Estate wanted equal representation and economic reforms

• The clergy wanted more control over the government

• The king abolished the Estates General and created a new parliament

• Napoleon declared himself emperor and overthrew the monarchy

What was the Haitian Revolution?

• A war between Haiti and France over trade rights

• A slave revolt that led to Haiti becoming the first free Black republic

• A rebellion against British rule in the Caribbean

• A war between France and Spain for control of Haiti

What does it mean to abolish something?

• To change it slightly

• To create a new law about it

• To completely end or eliminate it

• To transfer power from one group to another

Who were the Grand Blancs in Saint-Domingue (Haiti)?

• Poor white laborers who wanted to end slavery

• Enslaved people who led the Haitian Revolution

• Wealthy white plantation owners who wanted to keep slavery

• Free Black people who fought for independence

Who were the Petit Blancs in Saint-Domingue?

• Poor white colonists who resented the Grand Blancs’ power

• Enslaved Africans who led the revolution

• Wealthy Black landowners who supported slavery

• French government officials who opposed the revolution

Who were the Affranchis?

• Free people of color who had wealth and education but faced discrimination

• White landowners who supported the Haitian Revolution

• Enslaved workers who escaped and formed their own government

• French soldiers sent to stop the rebellion in Haiti