AP world history unit 3 study guide (my version)

• What was the original name of Haiti?

  St. Domingue
• Why did people settle in the 13 colonies?

  For religious freedom and economic opportunities
• What cash crop became important in the American colonies?

  Tobacco
• What was the significance of New York during the colonial period?

  It became an important trade center
• What was the French and Indian War also known as?

  The Seven Years' War
• What caused conflicts between the French and British in North America?

  French expansion into the Ohio River Valley
• What territories did the British gain after the French and Indian War?

  Canadian territories and Florida
• How did the British government respond to its debt after the French and Indian War?

  By raising taxes on the American colonies
• What was the Sugar Act designed to do?

  Cut down illegal smuggling of sugar
• What was the main argument of the American colonists against the Stamp Act?

  It was unconstitutional to tax them without representation
• When was the Stamp Act repealed?

  1766
• What did the Townsend Act impose taxes on?

  Imported goods
• What was the impact of British troops being sent to enforce the Townsend Act?

  It caused conflicts with the American colonists
• What were the Coercive Acts designed to do?

  • Punish Americans for disobedience
  • Included the Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Act, Administration of Justice Act, Quartering Act, and Quebec Act
• What was the Boston Port Act?

  It closed the harbor to repair damages from the Boston Tea Party
• What was the significance of the Declaration of Independence?

  It marked the founding of the U.S. based on John Locke's ideas
• Who helped the Americans during the Revolutionary War?

  Marquis de Lafayette
• What was the last battle of the Revolutionary War?

  The Battle of Yorktown
• What does American Exceptionalism refer to?

  The belief that America is exceptional due to its founding principles
• What were the three estates in France before the Revolution?

  Clergy, nobility, and the third estate (commoners)
• What was the Tennis Court Oath?

  A pledge by the Third Estate to create a new constitution
• What did the National Assembly aim to achieve?

  To establish a constitutional monarchy in France
• What event sparked the Great Fear during the French Revolution?

  Food shortages
• What was the outcome of the Legislative Assembly's split?

  It led to war with Austria and Prussia
• Who led the Jacobin radicals during the French Revolution?

  Maximilien Robespierre
• What was the Reign of Terror?

  A period of extreme violence and political purges during the revolution
• What was the Directory?

  A 5-man ruling body that brought stability to France
• What was the Congress of Vienna's main goal?

  To restore balance of power in Europe
• Who was the most influential figure at the Congress of Vienna?

  Prince Klemens von Metternich
• What was the significance of the Monroe Doctrine?

  It warned European powers to stay out of the Americas
• Who was Toussaint Louverture?

  The leader of the Haitian Revolution
• What was the impact of the Haitian Revolution on the United States?

  It led to an influx of Haitian refugees and influenced American policies
• What was the outcome of the Latin American Revolutions?

  Spain lost all its colonies in the New World
• Who was Father Miguel Hidalgo?

  A leader who inspired the Mexican Revolution
• What happened to Miguel Hidalgo during the Mexican Revolution?

  He was executed in Chihuahua
• What was the significance of the Treaty of Prague?

  It resulted in Prussia taking control of territories captured from Austria
• What was the outcome of the Franco-Prussian War?

  Germany was unified and France was defeated
• What was the Meiji Restoration's goal?

  To modernize and westernize Japan
• What was the Charter Oath?

  A document that outlined the goals of the Meiji Restoration
• What was the outcome of the Russo-Japanese War?

  Japan won and established dominance over Korea and Manchuria