HIST 125 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Maximilien Robespierre, Toussaint Louverture, Napoleonic Code
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Simon Bolivar
Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against
Spanish rule; founded Bolivia in 1825
Napoleon Bonaparte
A French general, political leader, and emperor of the late eighteenth and early
nineteenth centuries. Bonaparte rose swiftly through the ranks of army and
government during and after the French Revolution and crowned himself
emperor in 1804.
Social Contract
an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social
benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection.
Theories of a social contract became popular in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries
among theorists such as Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau,
as a means of explaining the origin of government and the obligations of subjects.
Estates General
French quasi-parliamentary body called in 1789 to deal with the financial
problems that afflicted France. It had not met since 1614.
Bastille
Fortress in Paris that was stormed as a part of the French Revolution
Third Estate
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Document Summary
Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of south american colonies against. A french general, political leader, and emperor of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Bonaparte rose swiftly through the ranks of army and government during and after the french revolution and crowned himself emperor in 1804. Social contract an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection. Theories of a social contract became popular in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries among theorists such as thomas hobbes, john locke, and jean-jacques rousseau, as a means of explaining the origin of government and the obligations of subjects. French quasi-parliamentary body called in 1789 to deal with the financial problems that afflicted france. Fortress in paris that was stormed as a part of the french revolution. Third estate the french bourgeoisie and working class before the french revolution.
