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Hatian Revolution, The Boukman Revolt
Dutty Boukman was a voodoo priest who helped plan the revolution and started it off with a voodoo ceremony. He was the one who started the Revolution by starting the revolt. -
French Revolution, The Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath was formed after the third estate is locked out of their usual meeting place for the Estates-General. When this happens they go meet at a tennis court and make an oath to stay together until a new constitution is made. -
French Revolution, Creation of The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
This was a statement of revolutinary ideas and rights taken by France's National Assembly. It was created for the French people to use. -
French Revolution, Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror happend from September 5, 1793 to July 28, 1794. This was when The Jacobins (whose leader is Maximilien Robespierre) make the people afraid of being accused of being a spy, or anenemy of The French Revolution. If they were found an enemy of The French Revolution than they would be executed. -
Hatian Revolution, The War of Knives
The war of knives happened from June, 1799 to March 1800. This is when the two main sources of power (Toussaint L'Ouverture and Rigaud) of Saint Domingue cannot decide whos ideas should be used on the island. L'Ouverture wins with the help of the French. -
The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was an ntellectual movement where thinkers used reason and the scientific method, rather than religous teachings to help understand the world. This took place from the late 17th century to the early 18th. It took place from Bririan to France. -
Napoleon, The Peninsular War
The Peninsular War was from May 2, 1808 to April 17, 1813. This was when the Spanish attack the French, so Napoleon sends more troops and ends up loosing 300,000 men. The Peninsular War in considered Napoleons second huge mistake. -
French Revolution, The Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was signed by many European Countries. This congress led to many years of peace, balances of power, and the spread of nationalism for European Countries. -
Imperialism, The Opium War
The Opium War was from 1839 to 1842. This was when Britian refused to not stop selling opium to China. The Chinese wanted them to stop because their people were becoming addicted to it. They both go to war and Britian wins. -
Imperialism, The Treaty of Nanjing
This treaty was signed by China after they were defeated by the British in the Opium War. This treaty said that Britian would have control over the island of Hong Kong, this also paved way for other treaties that would force China to trade. -
Imperialism, The Treaty of Kanagawa
This Treaty was when Japan was forced to open two ports for trade. They also must let the United States open up one embassy in Japan. -
Imperialsim, The Sepoy Mutiny
This was when the sepoys (Indian soldiers in the British East India Company) refused to bite off their cartridges because they thought that they were filled with beef and pork. The British arrested anyone who refused to bite off the cartridges, leading to a rebellion throughout the country. -
Hatian Revolution, The Haitian Constitution
This constitution was called the Black Code. It said slaves are their masters personal property, it also gave minimum standards for slave treatment and limited the brutality for slaves. Although most slave owners did not follow this when it came to slave treatment. -
Imperialism, The Berlin Conference
The Belin Conference happened from 1884 to 1885. This is when 14 European Nations meet up to discuss how they should divide Africa. They do not consult the African people at all before making their decision. -
Imperialism, The Boxer Rebellion
This rebellion was from August, 1899 to September, 1901. This is when a group of peasents and workers come together to take down the foreigners. They were defeated but this rebellion helped the people come together and realize that they should keep foreign influence out of China.
