Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence is what allowed our freedom from Britain.

The Declaration of Independence is defined as the formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain.

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Loyalists

My friends are loyalists to me.

a person who remains loyal to the established ruler or government, especially in the face of a revolt.

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Patriots

The U.S. Military are great Patriots. 

a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors.

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Mercantilism

Mercantilism can be support by the governments of varies countries signing trade agreements.

the economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances, which a government should encourage by means of protectionism.

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Seven Years War

The Seven Year War was a war that spanned over five continents, affecting Europe, the Americas, West Africa, India, and the Philippines.

The Seven Years' War was a global conflict fought between 1756 and 1763. It involved every European great power of the time and spanned five continents, affecting Europe, the Americas, West Africa, India, and the Philippines. 

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Proclamation Line of 1763

The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III

The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War, which forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.

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Sugar Act

The Sugar Act is wen we had to pay taxes on sugar.

a law passed by the British Parliament in 1764 raising duties on foreign refined sugar imported by the colonies so as to give British sugar growers in the West Indies a monopoly on the colonial market.

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Stamp Act

The Stamp Act is when we had to pay taxes on anything that was printed and it needed a stamp to show that the tax was paid.

an act regulating stamp duty (a tax on the legal recognition of documents).

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Quartering Act

The Quartering Act is an act that was passed that allowed British Soldiers to stay is the homes of people in the 13 colonies when stationed.

The Quartering Acts were two British Laws, passed by the Parliament of Great Britain 1765 and 1774, that were designed to force local colonial governments to provide provisions and housing to British soldiers stationed in the 13 Colonies of America.

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Boston Massacre

The Boston Massacre killed 5 citizens and jailed 13 people.

a riot in Boston (March 5, 1770) arising from the resentment of Boston colonists toward British troops quartered in the city, in which the troops fired on the mob and killed several persons.

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Boston Tea Party

the event where citizens dressed up like Indians and dumped 342 containers of tea in to the ocean in a form of protest on tea taxes was called the Boston Tea Party.

a raid on three British ships in Boston Harbor (December 16, 1773) in which Boston colonists, disguised as Indians, threw the contents of several hundred chests of tea into the harbor as a protest against British taxes on tea and against the monopoly granted the East India Company. Origin of Boston Tea Party.

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Intolerable Acts

As punishment for the Boston Tea Party the British passed the Intolerable Acts.

a series of British measures passed in 1774 and designed to punish the Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party. For example, one of the laws closed the port of Boston until the colonists paid for the tea that they had destroyed.

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Militia

The unexpected attack prompted the people to form a Militia to defend themselves.

a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.

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Battles of Lexington and Concord

The  American Revolutionary War began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.

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Battle of Saratoga

Before Benedict Arnold turned traitor he fought in the Battle of Saratoga.

 A major battle of the Revolutionary War, fought in 1777 in northern New York state. Benedict Arnold, who had not yet turned traitor, was a leader of the American offensive, which forced the surrender of British troops under General John Burgoyne.

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Battle of Yorktown 

General Lord Cornwall surrendered to General George Washington at the Battle of Yorktown.

The last battle of the Revolutionary War, fought in 1781 near the seacoast of Virginia. There the British general Lord Cornwallis surrendered his army to General George Washington.

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Articles of Confederation

The original constitution of the U.S. was called the Articles of Confederation.

the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.

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Treaty of Paris

The Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolutionary War.

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 was drafted by the Constitutional Convention.

A document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed. It was drafted by the Constitutional Convention and later supplemented by the Bill of Rights and other amendments.

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Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States.

Thomas Jefferson was an American Founding Father who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and later served as the third President of the United States from 1801 to 1809.

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George Washington

George Washington was the first President Of the United States.

George Washington was an American politician and soldier who served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 and was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

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Paul Revere

Paul Revere was a Patriot in the American Revolution.

Paul Revere was an American silversmith, engraver, early industrialist, and Patriot in the American Revolution.

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King George III

King George III was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death.

George III was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death.

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Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine was an American revolutionary.

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

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Absolutism

Absolutism is belief in absolute principles.

the acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters.

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Constitutional Monarchy

England is a Constitutional Monarchy.

A constitutional monarchy is a form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state within the parameters of a written, unwritten or blended constitution.

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1st, 2nd, 3rd Estates

The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Estates are the levels of power.

The Second Estate, the nobility, was also a small group compared to the 3rd Estate. Like the clergy, they were exempt from certain taxes and military service. ... The Third Estate: The Third Estate was the "commoners" of France- France still operated with a feudalistic-style government.

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Bourgeoisie

The term Bourgeoisie refers to the middle class.

the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.

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National Assembly

The National Assembly serves as representatives for several countries.

an elected legislature in various countries.

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Tennis Court Oath

The Tennis Court Oath was a Vow "Not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom  is established."

On June 20th, 1789, the members of the French Estates-General for the Third Estate, who had begun to call themselves the National Assembly, took the Tennis Court Oath Vowing "not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom  is established." It was a pivotal event in the early days of the French Revolution.

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Storming of the Bastille

 The Storming of the Bastille happened in Paris, France, on the afternoon of 14 July 1789

The Storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France, on the afternoon of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress, armory, and political prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the center of Paris.

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"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity is the national motto of France and the Republic of Haiti.

Liberté, égalité, fraternité, French for "liberty, equality, fraternity", is the national motto of France and the Republic of Haiti, and is an example of a tripartite motto.

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Reign of Terror

Reign of Terror was a period during the French Revolution.

The Reign of Terror or The Terror is the label given by some historians to a period during the French Revolution.

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The Great Fear

The start of the French Revolution caused The Great Fear.

The Great Fear was a general panic that took place between 17 July and 3 August 1789, at the start of the French Revolution.

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Committee of Public Safety

The Committee of Public Safety served as government during the Reign of Terror,

The Committee of Public Safety created in April 1793 by the National Convention and then restructured in July 1793—formed the de facto executive government in France during the Reign of Terror (1793–94), a stage of the French Revolution.

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Guillotine

The Guillotine was a cruel and unusual form of punishment.

a machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people.

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Emigres

America has many Emigres from other countries.

a person who has left their own country in order to settle in another, usually for political reasons.

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Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

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

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen passed by France's National Constituent Assembly in August 1789, is an important document of the French Revolution and in the history of human and civil rights.

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The Directory

The Directory is used mainly in Presbyterian and Roman Catholic churches.

a book of directions for the conduct of Christian worship, especially in Presbyterian and Roman Catholic churches.

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Louis XVI

Louis XVI was the last King of France before the French revolution.

Louis XVI, born Louis-Auguste, was the last King of France before the French Revolution; during which he was also known as Louis Capet.

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Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette was rumored to say the famous line "let them eat cake."

Marie Antoinette was the last Queen of France before the French Revolution. She was born an Archduchess of Austria, and was the penultimate child of Empress Maria Theresa and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor.

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Maximilien Robespierre

Maximilien Robespierre was an influential figure during the French Revolution.

Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre was a French lawyer and politician, one of the best known and most influential figures associated with the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror.

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Olympe de Gouges

Olympe de Gouges started her career as a playwright int he early 1780's.

Olympe de Gouges, born Marie Gouze, was a French playwright and political activist whose feminist and abolitionist writings reached a large audience. She began her career as a playwright in the early 1780s.

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Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military leader.

Napoléon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars.

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Revolution

the French aristocracy was ill-prepared to quell a revolution.

a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.

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Liberty

American is revered for the people having freedom and liberty.

the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views.

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Tyranny

People who survive war and escape tyranny.

cruel and oppressive government or rule.

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Ideals

My ideal job would have to be an actor or a teacher.

a person or thing regarded as perfect.

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Justify

In math we have to justify our answer with work.

show or prove to be right or reasonable.

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Protest

Earlier this year there was a LGBTQ protest.

a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something.

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Representation

A form of representation is when actors except awards on their fellow cast members behalf.

the action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented.

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Equality

Woman are still fighting for equality in the work place.

the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.

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