THE AGE OF DEMOCRATIC

REVOLUTION

(Chapters 23-24 in the World History Textbook)

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 ideasDivine 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

1.2.3.4.

D. Impact of the French Revolution

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

c. The Impact of Napoleon

France Europe World

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

Prince Klemens von Metternich

B. The Metternich Era (1815-1848)

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

 How were the American and French Revolutions alike and different?Was the violence of the French Revolution justified?Was Napoleon Bonaparte’s impact more harmful or beneficial?How did Latin American colonies achieve their independence?

Essential Review Questions