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The Atlantic System and the French Revolution: Key Terms and Concepts, Quizzes of World History

Definitions for key terms and concepts related to the atlantic system and the french revolution, including the role of plantations, slavery, the british and dutch east india companies, the bourgeoisie and philosophes, the enlightenment, the estates general, and the french revolution's major figures and events. This resource is useful for students of history, particularly those focusing on european and colonial history.

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TERM 1
The Atlantic System
DEFINITION 1
Movement of goods between the America's, Europe and
Africa. - A very powerful economic system - very prosperous -
Plantation key factor - 1690's into the 1700's
TERM 2
Plantation
DEFINITION 2
Agricultural factories. Slaves were the primary source of
labor. - 60 - 70% male - Found in the colonies of North, South
America and the Caribbean - Sugar, Coffee, Tobacco
TERM 3
Slavery
DEFINITION 3
Primary sources of labor on plantations. 60 - 70% male.Taken
from the western coast of Africa.Taken by state chartered
private companies from Portugal, France, Britain, the Dutch
Republic, Prussia, and Denmark.
TERM 4
British East India Company
DEFINITION 4
Started in 1599Helped to spur Capitalism.major exporter / re-
exporter to Africa from Britain by way of India
TERM 5
Dutch East India Company
DEFINITION 5
Started in 160221-year monopoly to carry out colonial
activities in Asia.
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The Atlantic System

Movement of goods between the America's, Europe and Africa. - A very powerful economic system - very prosperous - Plantation key factor - 1690's into the 1700's TERM 2

Plantation

DEFINITION 2 Agricultural factories. Slaves were the primary source of labor. - 60 - 70% male - Found in the colonies of North, South America and the Caribbean - Sugar, Coffee, Tobacco TERM 3

Slavery

DEFINITION 3 Primary sources of labor on plantations. 60 - 70% male.Taken from the western coast of Africa.Taken by state chartered private companies from Portugal, France, Britain, the Dutch Republic, Prussia, and Denmark. TERM 4

British East India Company

DEFINITION 4 Started in 1599Helped to spur Capitalism.major exporter / re- exporter to Africa from Britain by way of India TERM 5

Dutch East India Company

DEFINITION 5 Started in 160221-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia.

Bourgeoisie

French Middle Class1700's TERM 7

Philosophes

DEFINITION 7 Intellectuals of 18th century France - Products of the Enlightenment. - Described as "modern" - society based on popular idea - Considered themselves secular - non-religious TERM 8

The Enlightenment

DEFINITION 8 Cultural Movement of intellectuals18th Century EuropeScientific Revolution - reason replaces religious right.Sir Isaac NewtonVoltaire TERM 9

Estates General

DEFINITION 9 1 - Church2 - Nobility3 - Everybody ElseEstates General - when all 3 meet happened very rarely in 16 and 1700's TERM 10

The Declaration of the rights of man and

citizen

DEFINITION 10 1789FranceNational Assembly, or those who left the Estates General declared the banner for the revolution, "men are born and remain free and equal in rights."

St. Domingue

Haiti - When a French Colony. 1659 - 1804.richest of the French colonies30,000 whites28,000 mixed race - Free465,000 slaves TERM 17

Toussaint L'Overture

DEFINITION 17 Black slave who emerged as leader of Haiti1803Leader of Haiti until Napoleon formalizes power, then Napoleon lures L'overture to France, imprisons and kills him. TERM 18

The First Consul

DEFINITION 18 1799Coup against the DirectoryNapoleon named First Consul1st of 3 man executive TERM 19

The Continental

System

DEFINITION 19 1806inaugurated by Napoleonprohibited all commerce between Great Britain and Franceused to weaken G.B. TERM 20

The Code Napoleon

DEFINITION 20 Napoleonstill somewhat intact today1804reasserted the old french patriarchal system of male domination over women.Protected much of the progress made by the French Revolution-Assured Property Rights-Guaranteed religious liberty-uniform system of law.

The

Concordat

1801Napoleon and Pope Pius VIIended church state conflictState funded the Church - Pope validated all sales of Church lands TERM 22

Waterloo

DEFINITION 22 the last battle of Napoleon's attempt to escape exile from ElbaNapoleon's last defeat in 1815He is exiled to St. Helena after defeat.