| A | B |
|---|
| absolute monarchy | form of government that allows ruler to have TOTAL POWER |
| aristocracy | members of the noble families (2nd estate) |
| Catholic clergy | people in the Catholic church that performed religious ceremonies (1st estate) |
| divine right | belief that a monarch’s authority came from God |
| estates | social classes |
| peasants | poor farm workers (3rd estate) |
| revolution | a sudden or great change |
| Toussaint L’Ouverture | he led a slave revolution in Haiti |
| Miguel Hidalgo | he was a priest who started a revolution in Mexico |
| Jose Maria Morelos | he created a congress in Mexico |
| Simon Bolivar | he gained independence for colonists in South America |
| Jose de San Martin | gained independence for Chile and Argentina |
