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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.
