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1.The American Revolution
took place in most of north america the american revolution |
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| The war between the American colonies and Great Britain (1775-1783), leading to the formation of the independent United States [image] |
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2.Bastille
Bastille was a very gruesome event |
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| midieval fortress used as a prison; french angry mob broke into it and killed the guards, releasing the prisoners, but found no weapons [image] |
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3.Boston Massacre
soldiers asassinated people the boston massacre |
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| British army soldiers open fired on a protesting crowd, killing 5 civilian men (March 5, 1770) [image] |
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4.Boston Tea Party
everyone threw tea into the ocean boston tea party |
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| A political protest against the tax policy of the British government that controlled all the tea imported into the colonies (Dec. 1773) [image] |
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5.Bourgeoisie
Bourgeoisie was mostly people that were people of a certain estate |
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| the middle class; part of the Third Estate [image] |
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6.Checks and Balances
Checks and balance are mostly used here in california |
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| from Montesquieu, a fundamental democratic principle of American government which ensures that one branch does not accumulate too much power [image] |
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7.Declaration of Independence
DOI was a document stating peace of war |
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| 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." [image] |
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8.Estate-General
Needs to be commanding a great amountof people estate general |
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| the legislative body consisting of representatives of the three estates [image] |
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9.Executive
has 1/3 of power out of the the three branches executive |
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| the part of a government that makes sure decisions and laws work well [image] |
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10.Federal Republic
Divides power from federal to state Federal republic |
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| Created in the U.S. Constitution, it divides the power between the federal (or national) government and the states [image] |
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| 11.French Revolution French use clergy inbetween gruesomewars french revolution |
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| the anticlerical (anti-power of the clergy) and republican revolution in France from 1789 until 1799, when Napoleon seized power [image] |
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12.Judicial
has 1/3 power of the three branches judicial |
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| relating to the law, judges, or their decisions [image] |
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13.Judicial Review
Reviews important papers judicial review |
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| Power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government [image] |
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14.Legislature
Legislature has 1/3 power of the three branches |
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| an institution that has the power to make or change laws [image] |
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15.Limited Power
The US works with limited power |
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| a type of government in which its functions and powers are prescribed, limited, and restricted by law [image] |
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16.Louis XVI
was a strong leader Louis XVI |
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| 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 [image] |
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17.National Assembly
Created the estates divided them national assembly |
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| created by the disgruntled delegates of the french Third Estate, joined by reform-minded clergy and nobles [image] |
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18.Popular sovereignty
people vote for what they want popular soverignty |
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| all government power comes from the people [image] |
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19.Separation of Powers
seperation of the three branches, judicial, executive, and legslature speration of powers |
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| 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 [image] |
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20.Stamp Act
passed laws by british stamp act |
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| 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) [image] |
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21.Tennis Court Oath
used a tennis court after national assemly tennis court oath |
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| 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 [image] |
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| 22.Treaty of Paris was done for peace treaty of paris |
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| 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) [image] |
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| 23.U.S. Constitution a new government with rules us constituition |
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| document that replaced the Articles of Confederation, defined the system of government in the newly established America and contains additional amendments when ratified (1787) [image] |
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24.Yorktown, Virginia
where the first bullet was fire yorktown, virginia |
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| Where G. Washington forces the surrender of the British army, thereby ending the American Revolutionary war (1781) [image] |
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