Revolutions: Causation and Historical Context

This set of flashcards covers key vocabulary and concepts related to revolutions, including major events, figures, and ideologies that shaped historical trajectories.

American Revolution

A revolt beginning in 1776 against British taxation and colonial matters leading to independence.

Seven Years' War

A global conflict that influenced the American Revolution, involving Britain and France.

Stamp Act

A tax imposed by Britain that angered American colonists and contributed to the revolution.

Revenue Act

British legislation that aimed to raise revenue from the American colonies.

Tea Act

A law that granted the British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales, leading to colonial protest.

Declaration of Independence

A formal statement adopted in 1776 declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from British rule.

Enlightenment ideas

Philosophical concepts that inspired revolutions, emphasizing reason, individualism, and rights.

Haitian Revolution

A successful anti-colonial insurrection that began in 1792 led by Toussaint Louverture.

Social Structure of Saint Domingue

Consisted of 87% slaves, 8% whites, and 5% freedmen prior to the Haitian Revolution.

Toussaint Louverture

Leader of the Haitian Revolution who fought against French colonial rule.

French Revolution

A revolution that began in 1789, challenging the monarchy and proposing rights for citizens.

Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen

A document from the French Revolution emphasizing liberty, property, and security.

Hypocrisy of Representation

The contradiction where rights declared in the French Revolution excluded women and slaves.

Economic Contractions

Negative economic impacts that affected the lower classes during revolutions.

Serfdom

A system of forced labor that was abolished as a result of the French Revolution.

Feudalism

A social system that was dismantled in France post-revolution.

Simon Bolivar

A leader in the Latin American Revolutions who liberated multiple countries from Spanish control.

Casta System

A hierarchical social structure in colonial Latin America based on race and lineage.

Treaty of Cordoba

An agreement in 1821 that marked the end of Spanish rule in Latin America.

Napoleonic Order

The political landscape in Europe during Napoleon's reign from 1799 to 1815 that influenced revolutions.