Age of Revolutions

Before the revolution in France, members of the Third Estate had...

• to pay less taxes than the other estates

• greater political influence than the clergy

• a voice in government equal to that of the First and Second Estates

• to pay all of the taxes and had unfair representation in the French government

The leader of the Reign of Terror & the Committee of Public Safety was

• Marie Antoinette.

• Olympe de Gouges.

• Maximilien Robespierre.

• Dr. Joseph Guillotin.

What is nationalism?

• Unjust use of power

• A government consisting of delegates from the Third Estate

• A five-person council set up to run the government

• Pride in one's country based on shared customs and common history

What groups of people made up the First and Second Estate?

• clergy and bourgeoisie

• peasants and middle class citizens

• nobles and clergy

• working class citizens and emigres

What country did Haiti gain its independence from ___?

• France
• England
•  Spain
• The United States

Who was the leading general of the Haitian Revolution?

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Jean Jacques Dessalines

• Hidalgo

• Toussaint L'Ouverture

What made the Haitian Revolution different from all of the others?

• Haiti became an independent country
• France became an independent country
• It was a successful slave revolt
• They successfully defeated Spain

The Latin American Revolutions were inspired by what two countries?

• Spain and France
• Spain and Portugal
• USA and France
• Greece and Australia

How did the Enlightenment encourage revolution?

• Gave people a new king
• People wanted to create anarchy
• People became wealthier
• People wanted their Natural Rights

Which of the following was not a revolution for independence?

• French
• American
• Mexican
• Haitian