Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence basically made the country of the United States.

The Declaration of the Independence is the document which announced America's colonies, written by Thomas Jefferson and adopted the second Continental Congress.

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Loyalists

Loyalists are supposed to be loyal to their government because they support them

Loyalists were Americans colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American revolutionary war. 

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Patriots

 Patriots are  always  ready to defend their country in war as much as they can as the colonists in the American Revolution.

Patriots were those colonists of the 13 Colonies who rebelled against British control during the American Revolution

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Mercantilism

England controlled the colonies under the mercantilism to increase its trade.

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Proclamation Line of 1763

Under the Proclamation Line of 1763 colonists are not supposed to settle west Appalachians Mountains.

The proclamation Line of 1763 was a law that forbade the colonists to settle West of Appalachians Mountains. 

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Sugar Act

The Sugar Act was imposed by the British government  to the colonies in order to pay off its debts

The Sugar Act was a tax placed on the colonies by the British Government on April, 5 1764 .[image]

Stamp Act

The Stamp Act came after the Sugar act was issued.

Stamp Act

The stamp act put taxes on any paper things like playing cards legal document ,newspapers. All documents had to have a stamp to show the taxes were paid

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Quartering Act

The British Parliament passed the Quartering Act on May 3 ,1765 for the colonists.

Quartering Act

The Quartering Act of 1763  required the colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies.

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Boston Massacre

Five Colonists were murdered at the Boston Massacre.

                  Boston Massacre  is  An Incident that  led to the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British troops on March 5th 1770.

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Boston Tea Party

At the Boston Tea Party Colonists disguised on Indians to threw all teas on the Harbor.

Boston Tea Party On  December 16, 1773, Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in the Boston harbor and threw 342 chests of tea overboard as protest against tea taxes and other goods.

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Intolerable Acts

The English Parliament ordained the Intolerable Acts to punish the colonies.

Intolerable Acts

A series of laws set up by Parliament to punish Massachusetts for its protests against the British.

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Militia

Militia was made of American civilians to fight against British during the American Revolution.

Militia

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A force of armed civilians pledged to defend their community during the American Revolution.

Battle of Lexington and Concord

The battle of Lexington and Concord happened because the Americans wanted their own government.

The Battle of Lexington and Concord

The battle of Lexington and Concord happened on April 19, 1775.It  happened in Lexington Massachusetts and Concord Massachusetts.  The people involved were ,British Troops and the  colonists( Minutem,captain John Parker) .The battle occurred  because the colonists wanted a self government.

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Battle of Saratoga

At the Battle of Saratoga the loyalists were beat by the patriots on October 17,1777.

Battle of Saratoga

Battle of Saratoga is turning point of the American Revolution. It was very important because it convinced the French to give the U.S. military support. It lifted American spirits, ended the British threat in New England by taking control of the Hudson River, and, most importantly, showed the French and the European  that the Americans had the potential to beat their enemy, Great Britain.
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Battle of Yorktown 

The Battle of Yorktown in Virginia last less than one month.

Battle of Yorktown I

Assault led by General George Washington and French forces led by the Comte de Rochambeau against General Cornwallis in 1781.

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Articles of Confederation

The Articles of Confederation was adopted on 1781 during the American Revolution.

Articles of Confederations

Articles of Confederations is the first document of U.S constitution.

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Treaty of Paris

The Treaty of Paris was held in Paris, France  on September 3rd, 1783.

Treaty of Paris

                 The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George III           of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3,1783,ended the American Revolutionary War.

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U.S.Constitution

The U.S constitution is a supreme law of the country.

U.S Constitution

U.S Constitution is Document which established the organization, function and 

powers of the government and is considered the "Supreme Law of the Land.

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Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence.

Thomas Jefferson

George Washington 

George Washington  was the first president of the United States of America.

George Washington 

George Washington was a commander in Chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolution, leader of the Constitutional Convention, and the first President of the United States. . 

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Paul Revere

Paul Revere Was a hero

Paul Revere

                  Paul Revere is an American from                       Boston.He was a  silversmith.Paul                      Revere  became a hero after his                        famous ride to warn of the British                      advance on Lexington and                                Concord.

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King George III

King George III was mad at the colonists when they threw the tea at the Boston Harbor,so he imposed the intolerable acts.

King George III

King George III ruled the British kingdom through some turbulent times including the American Revolutionary War after which the colonies gained independence[image]

Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine was a great philosopher.

Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine was an English-American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary.[image]

Absolutism

The King Georges III governed the kingdom under absolutism .

Absolutism

Absolutism or an absolute monarchy is where one person has all the power in a state.

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Constitutional Monarchy

The constitutional Monarchy

A form of national government in which the power of the  monarch  (the king or queen) is restrained by a parliament, or by law. 

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1st,2nd, 3rd Estates

At the ancient Reign France was divided in 1st ,2nd,and 3rd  estates.

1st,2nd, 3rd Estates

Before revolution ,France was divided in three estates:

1st Estate :The Clergy 

2nd Estate: The nobility

3rd Estate: everyone else

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Bourgeoisie

Bourgeoisie is a middle class that own factories, estates, and so on during the French Revolution. 

The Bourgeoisie

The Bourgeoisie is a middle class, sat at the top of the third estate sometimes richer than the nobility.

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National Assembly 

Most people of the National Assembly are from the third state of the French Government.

Tennis Court Oath 

Tennis Court Oath was a vital event during the beginning of French revolution.

Tennis Court Oath

The oath was a pledge signed by 567 of the 577 members from the third Estate who were locked out of a meeting of the Estate-General on 20 June 1789.

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Storming of the Bastille

The Storming of the Bastille armed the revolutionists

Storming of the Bastille.

The National Assembly and revolutionist attacked the Bastille in response to the King Louis XVI sending troops to Paris.The storming of the Bastille armed the revolutionist. After the revolutionists seize Paris and the countryside, King Louis XVI was forced to accept the constitutional monarchy.

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"Liberty,Equality,Fraternity"

"Liberty,Equality,Fraternity" is a French Motto that spread to all Europeans countries.

"Liberty,Equality,Fraternity"

"Liberty,Equality,Fraternity" is a French slogan ,spread to other European countries.

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The Great Fear

The Great Fear was a great panic by the third estate that took place during French Revolution.

The Great Fear 

The Great Fear is a  Spirit of rebellion spread to the French countryside, sparking a wave of violence and the peasants attacked manor houses in an effort to destroy the legal records of their feudal obligations.

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Committee Of Public Safety

The committee of Public safety raised an army to fight against enemies.

 Committee of Public Safety

The Committee of Public Safety is the group that  was led by Maximilian Robespierre and Georges Danton that set prices, rationed food, and raised an army to fight off invasion.

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Guillotine

Marie Antoinette the French Queen was Executed by the guillotine.

Guillotine

Guillotine is an instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people.

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Emigres

The army of the emigres was  not huge during the French Revolution.

                                     Emigres

Emigres are especially persons who flee from their  native land because of political conditions.

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Declaration of The Rights of Man and Citizen.

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen is an important French document

Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.

The Directory

The directory is 

Louis XVI

The French King Louis XVI was executed by the guillotine for treason.

Louis XVI 

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette was executed on October 16,1793  by the guillotine. 

Marie Antoinette

Maximilien Robespierre

At the reign of Maximilien Robespierre ,many people were executed without trial.

Olympe de Gouges

Olympe de Gouges was a very strong French woman who advocated for women rights.

Olympe de Gouge

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Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte  was defeated by the Great Britain .

Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte removed  French Directory in 1799 and became emperor of the French in 1804. Failed to defeat Great Britain and abdicated in 1814. Returned to power briefly in 1815 but was defeated and died in exile.

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Revolution (C)

The American freed themselves from the British reign in revolution.

Revolution

Liberty(C)

The colonists need their liberty from the British crown.

Liberty(C)

Liberty is another word for freedom.

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Tyranny 

King Georges III used tyranny as the ruling power to reign.

Tyranny

Tyranny: the ruling power is in the hands of one person who is not a lawful king.

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Ideals(C)

Pursuit of Happiness is one of the ideals of the Declaration of Independence.

Ideals

Persons or things regarded as perfect.

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Justify(C)

The colonist wanted to justify that the British Intolerable acts were unfair.

Justify

Prove to be right.

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Protest(C)

The colonists gathered next to the Boston Harbor to protest against The British's decision for increasing tea tax.

Protest

To say or do something to show that you disagree with or disapprove of something, especially publicly.

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Representation(C)

Representation is the state of being represented.

Equality(C)

Equality was one of the   legacy of Enlightenment during the French revolution.

  Equality is a concept expressing how certain people are of the same status in certain respects  including economic equality, social equality, political equality, civil equality, and moral equality.

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Reign of Terror

At the Reign of Terror many people were executed without trial

Reign of Terror

Reign of Terror is the   historic period (1793-94) during the French Revolution when approximately 40,000 people were executed

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Seven Years War

The war between France and England last seven years.