World History- semester 2 final exam review

•american revolution •enlightment ideas •divisons •economic problems

Age of reason

He was the king at the start of the French Revolution; he was weak and indecisive

Queen of France wife of Louis XVI she was against reforms

Was modeled in part on the American Declaration of Independence, protects the natural rights of citizens

•Robespierre was one of the chief architects • Reign of terror lasted from September 1793 to July 1794

Overthrew the directory, failed to defeat Great Britain, was abdicated in 1814, returned power in 1815 but was defeated and put into exile

It embodied enlightenment principles such as inequality of all citizens before the law, religious toleration, and the abolition of feudalism

A creole priest in Mexico, he raised his voice for freedom

1820

1811-1830

Much discontent, radicals formed secret societies and liberals denounced Louis philippes government corruption

Coal- came in vast quantities and burned better than wood charcoal Flying shuttle-enabled weavers to work so fast that they soon outpaced spinners Spinning Jenny- spun so many threads at a time Cotton gin- separated the seeds from the cotton Railroads-made transportation faster Bessemer process-mass production of steel from molten pig iron Electricity-brought Leigh everywhere Antiseptic-reduced possibility of infection and allowed population growth

Movement of people to cities

Perfect society there is no difference between rich and poor

Communism;classless society

Workers organization; work to improve conditions

Believed in evolution and natural selection; wanted to decrease population