1. The American Revolution 

The American Revolution was between the american colonists and the british. 

The war between the American colonies and Great Britain (1775-1783), leading to the formation of the independent United States

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2. Bastille 

A Bastille is similar to a prison. 

3. Boston Massacre 

The Boston Massacre killed 5 men. 

British army soldiers open fired on a protesting crowd, killing 5 civilian men (March 5, 1770)

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4. Boston Tea Party 

Colonists dumped tea into the sea in the Boston Tea Party.

5. Bourgeoisie 

Bourgeoisie is the middle class. 

the middle class; part of the Third Estate

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6. Checks and Balances 

Checks and Balances keep every branch equal. 

from Montesquieu, a fundamental democratic principle of American government which ensures that one branch does not accumulate too much power

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7. Declaration of Independence 

The D.O.I. was an act to separate America and Great  Britain. 

An act of the Second Continental Congress, adopted on July 4, 1776, which declared that the Thirteen Colonies in North America were "Free and Independent States" and that "all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved."

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8. Estate-General 

The Estates General was important to social divisions in ancient France. 

the legislative body consisting of representatives of the   three estates

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9. Executive

Executives make sure laws are capable of functioning correctly. 

the part of a government that makes sure decisions and laws work well

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10. Federal Republic 

The Federal Republic allows its citizens to select their own representatives in order to lead them.

Created in the U.S. Constitution, it divides the power between the federal (or national) government and the states

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11. French Revolution 

The Napoleon took control of France in the French Revolution.

the anticlerical (anti-power of the clergy) and republican revolution in France from 1789 until 1799, when Napoleon seized power

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12. Judicial 

The Judicial is related to the court. 

relating to the law, judges, or their decisions

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13. Judicial Review 

The Judicial Review observes another level of government. 

Power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government

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14. Legislature 

People only allowed to make changes to laws are the legislatives. 

an institution that has the power to make or change laws

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15. Limited Power 

A government has limited power when they donnt have the ability to make laws. 

a type of government in which its functions and powers are prescribed, limited, and restricted by law

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16. Louis XVI

Louis XVI was a French ruler who became royal because his family was monarchs. 

well-meaning but weak and indecisive French ruler who inherited the throne deeply in debt; summoned the Estates-General together for the first time in 175 yrs, where citizens aired grievances and ultimately created the National Assembly

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17. National Assembly 

The National Assembly existed from June 13, 1789 to July 9, 1789. 

created by the disgruntled delegates of the french Third Estate, joined by reform-minded clergy and nobles

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18. Popular Sovereignty 

In Popular Sovereignty citizens choose who they want to represent them. 

all government power comes from the people

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19. Separation of Powers 

In the Separation of Powers there are 3 branches. 

division of governmental authority among the three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial branch. The US Constitution uses this principle in setting up the presidency, the Congress, and the courts

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20. Stamp Act 

The Stamp Act was a law passed by the British. 

a law passed by the British Parliament requiring all publications and legal and commercial documents in the American colonies to bear a tax stamp (1765)

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21. Tennis Court Oath 

The Tennis Court Oath was just the location of the assembly. 

when the new National Assembly was locked out of their meeting hall, they assembled in a nearby tennis court, where they swore to meet until a Constitution was established

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22. Treaty of Paris 

American, French, and British were involved in the Treaty of Paris. 

American, French, and British diplomats signed this treaty that ended the Revolutionary war and Britain recognized the independence of the United States of America (1783)

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23. U.S. Constitution 

The U.S. Constitution was a document that had a list of important laws. 

document that replaced the Articles of Confederation, defined the system of government in the newly established America and contains additional amendments when ratified (1787)

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24. Yorktown, Virginia 

Yorktown, Virginia was the location were the British surrendered. 

Where G. Washington forces the surrender of the British army, thereby ending the American Revolutionary war (1781)

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