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Enlightenment
The Enlightenment (also known as the Age of Reason) was an intellectual movement where thinkers used reason and the scientific method instead of religion to help better understand their world. These thinkers believed in three goals; knowledge, freedom, and happiness. It started in the late 1700s, and continued throughout the late 1800s. Men of all social classes and some women were involved. It started because people during this time started questioning the world around them. -
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was the shift beginning in England during the late 18th century. Instead of making goods by hand, people started to use machines to do the work, There were two industries, the cottage industry and the factory industry. In the cottgage industry, individuals worked from their homes and typically owned their tools. In the factory industry, there were assembly lines which people worked in and many dangerous machines -
National Assembly (French Revolution)
The National Assembly was a group formed by the Third Estate during the French Revolution. Their goal was to pass laws and reforms in the name of the French people. When they get locked out of their meeting place, the group makes the Tennis Court Oath, pledging that they will stay together until they create a new constitution. -
Haitian Revolution
Dutty Boukman (a former slave and voodoo priest) organized a slave rebellion due to the unfair conditons they had. This is considered the starting point of the Haitian Revolution. Revolutionaries burned down fields, sugar-processing facilities, and homes. Enslaved people working on plantations soon joined the revolt. -
Boukman Revolt (Haitian Revolution)
Dutty Boukman was a former slave and Voodoo priest. He organiazed a slave rebellion, which is often considered the starting point of the Revolution. Revolutionaries burned down fields, sugar processing facilities, and homes. The uprising spread quickly, and enslaved people from other plantations joined the revolt. White colonists panicked and tries to get help, but no one wanted too. They killed hundreds of slaves to stop further revolts. -
Reign of Terror (French Revolution)
The period from 1793-1794 when Maximilien Robespierre ruled France (as a sort of dictator). He executed anyone who went against, or said anything bad about the government. -
War of Knives (Haitian Revolution)
Louverture and Rigaud were the two main sources of power in the colony. A disagreement emerged over whose interests would be promoted in the new society; those of Louverture's black supporters, or those of the wealthy affranchi. The war lasted over a year, and eventually Louverture (with help from Britain) beat Rigaud. -
Congress of Vienna (French Revolution)
After the defeat of Napoleon, The Congress of Vienna was first time the nations in Europe sat together to solve their problems. Their main problem was trying to deal with Napoleon's mess. They returned the monarchs that Napoleon overthrew to power, returned the land that Napoleon lost to its original owners, and made an alliance system to balance the power of Europe and weaken France. -
Opium War (Imperialism)
A conflict between Britain and China over Britain's Opium trade in China. China ended up losing and had to sign the Treaty of Nanjing. The Treaty of Nanjing ended the Opium War, and gave Britain Hong Kong. -
Signing of the Treaty of Najing (Imperialism)
When China and Britain go to war, China loses. After their defeat, China signed the Treaty of Najing. This Treaty gave Britain Hong Kong, and ended the Opium War. The Treaty also paved the way for another treaty which gave the US and other foreign countries extraterritorial rights. -
Mathew Perry goes to Japan (Imperialism)
In 1853, US President Mathew Perry visited Japan. He asked Japan to open up and trade with other counties, and that he would be back within a year with a big fleet to get their reply. An immediate result of this visit was the development of trade between the West and Japan. Japan signed the Treaty of Kanagawa which opened up two trading ports and let the US set up an embassy in Japan. After this, Japan was no longer isolated. -
Signing of the Treaty of Kanagawa (Imperialism)
The Treaty of Kanagawa was an agreement between the US and Japan. Japan agreed to open up two trading ports for US and allowed the US to establish an embassy in Japan. This all happened after the president of the US sent Japan a letter asking Japan to begin trading. Perry said that he would return within a year (with a big fleet) to find out Japan's reply. -
Sepoy Mutiny (Imperialism)
The Sepoy Mutiny was when the sepoys (Indian Soldiers in the British East India Company) refused to bite off their cartridges becuase of the rumors that they were filled with beef and pork. The British arrested any sepoys who didn't bite off their cartridges. This caused a rebellion throughout the country. -
Meiji Era (Restoration) (Imperialism)
A period of Japanese history from 1867-1912, during which the country was ruled by Emperor Mutsuhito. Emperor Mutsuhito was responisble for the modernization of Japan. -
Berlin Conference (French Revolution)
A meeting (1884-1885) at which representatives of European nations agreed upon rules for the European colonization of Africa. Africa was essentially split up amongst the European powers at this time
