A. Origins of the American Revolution American Colonies French and Indian War British Debt
1. The American Revolution
B. Enlightenments and Revolution Religious Beliefs Glorious Revolution of 1688 Enlightenment Ideals British Response American Response Thomas Paine Foreign Aid Constitutional Convention U.S. Constitution Checks and Balances Popular Sovereignty
1. The American Revolution
A. Causes of the French Revolution
i. French Social DivisionsFirst EstateSecond EstateThird EstateBourgeoisie
ii. The impact of Enlightenment ideas
Divine Rights of KingsPrivileged Positions
2. The French Revolution
iii. Financial Crisis
Tradition TaxesTaxing the WealthWar DebtsSolutionEstates GeneralKing Louis XVI
2. The French Revolution
Power ShiftNational AssemblyBastilleNational Assembly:
Church Land’sPrivileges of NoblesDeclaration of the Rights of Man and
CitizenConstitutional Monarchy
B. Main events of the Revolution
Harvest of 1789Louis XVIRepublicConventionCommittee of Public Safety“Reign of Terror”Conscription
C. Revolution takes a radical turn
Impact of Enlightenment Ideas
Declaration of the Rights of Man
France’s Financial Crisis
The “Reign of Terror”
Key Aspects of the
French Revolution
a. The Rise of Napoleon
Italy and AustriaDomestic reformsEmperor French Empire
3. The Rise and fall of Napoleon
b. The Fall of Napoleon
EnglandSpain Invasion of RussiaRussian StrategyResultsLouis XVIII
3. The Rise and fall of Napoleon
a. The Congress of Vienna
Balance of PowerWilliam WilberforceSlave Trade Bill
b. The Spirit of Nationalism
NationalismLegitimacy
A. Restoring the Old Order
A. The Road to Independence a. Abuses of the Colonial System
CreolesPeninsulares
b. Revolutionary Ideas spread to Latin America
4. The Independence of Latin America
Toussaint L’Ouverture
Simon Bolivar
Jose de San Martin
Miguel Hidalgo
Leaders in Wars for
Independance
Venezuela Decree of War Death Jamaica & Haiti Gran Colombia Jose San Martin Monroe Doctrine Bolivar’s Dream
c. Bolivar and the Struggle for Independence