The 1821 revolution in the Saronic islands

Introduction

1.What was life like in Aegina before he Greek War of Independence?

2.What were the obligations of the islanders towards the Ottoman government?

3.Did the islands of the Saronic Gulf suffer from Piracy?

4.How did maritime trade increase in 18th century and how did it affect the Christian subjects of the Ottoman Empire?

5.Was the Filiki Etaireia (Society of Friends) active in the islands of the Saronic Gulf?

6.How and when did the Revolution in the Saronic Gulf break out?

7.How did the islands of the Saronic Gulf contribute to the Revolution?

8.What was the life of the refugees coming from Psara to Aegina in 1824 like?

9.Why did so many war victims find refuge in Aigina?

10.Where did the refugees stay and how did they make a living?

11.What was the situation in the other islands of the Saronic Gulf in the same period?

12.What did the port of Aegina look like an the time of the Revolution?

13.How did the new town of Aegina develop on the sea-front?

14.How did foreigners and Philhellenes contribute to the construction of the town and port of Aegina?

15.What was the Aeginitans’ everyday life like at the time of the Revolution?

16.What types of ships formed the naval force of the islanders in the Saronic Gulf?

17.Where were the ships of the Saronic Gulf built?

18.Who were the most renowned captains of the Revolution?

19.How did the islanders accumulate the funds needed to build their fleet ?

20.How did Kanaris set enemy ships on fire?

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21.How did the captains and ship-owners transform their vessels from commercial ships to battleships?

22.How were the Saronic Gulf islands affected by the political frictions in the course of the Revolution?

23.What do we know of the deeds and death of Laskarina Bouboulina?

24.Why was the seat of the war-time government transferred to Aegina?

25.Where was the seat of the government in Aegina?

26.Which dangers did the Revolution face?

27.What was the impact of the battles at Phaleron and on the Plain of Analatos in Athens?

28.How did the Greek revolutionaries, such as Miaoulis, respond to the foreigners’ assuming of power?

29.Which events marked the final phase of the Revolution which led to the arrival of Ioannis Capodistrias?