OCR A LEVEL HISTORY: FROM PITT TO PEEL 1783-1846

Vocabulary flashcards about key events and ideas from 1783-1846.

Triple Alliance (1788)

Alliance formed between Britain, Prussia, and the United Provinces.

Peace of Amiens (1802)

A short period of peace during the Napoleonic Wars.

Holy Alliance

A coalition formed by the monarchs of Europe to prevent political change and nationalism.

Congress System

A series of conferences held to maintain peace in Europe after the Napoleonic Wars.

Balance of Power

A situation in which no one country dominates Europe.

League of Armed Neutrality

A coalition of European countries that opposed Britain's policy of searching neutral ships.

United Provinces

The modern-day Netherlands; an alliance of seven provinces ruled by a stadtholder.

Eden Treaty (1786)

A trade treaty signed between Britain and France.

Constitutional Monarchy

A system where power is shared between the monarch and an elected parliament.

Ottoman Empire

A declining empire ruled by sultans from Constantinople, encompassing areas of southeast Europe.

Quota Acts (1795)

Acts requiring English counties and London to provide recruits for the navy.

Continental System

Napoleon's policy of banning European countries from accepting British goods.

Peninsular War

A war fought by Britain in Spain and Portugal against France.

Congress of Vienna

A peace conference held in Vienna in 1814-1815 to resettle Europe after Napoleon's abdication.

Treaty of Chaumont

Treaty made by Castlereagh to ensure cooperation with other European powers to ensure there would be a lasting peace.

Holy Alliance

An alliance of Russia, Prussia and Austria that sought to protect the power of absolute monarchy and maintain christian principles.

Monroe Doctrine (1823)

The US president stated that any further European interference to colonise or otherwise interfere with independent states in the Americas would be seen as an act of aggression.