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1) The American Revolution
The American Revolution was the first step to freedom. |
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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 nasty way to keep prisons. |
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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
The boston massacre angred the colonist and they started to stand there ground. |
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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
The Boston Tea Party caused trouble with taxes. |
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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
In the olden times bourgeoisie were stable with paying taxes. |
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| the middle class; part of the Third Estate [image] |
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6) Checks and Balances
The U.S. uses checks and balances. |
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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
Declaration of Independence protects our rights. |
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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
Estate general meet at the town hall. |
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| the legislative body consisting of representatives of the three estates [image] |
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9) Executive
The executive should never be on one side. |
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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
The federal republic should be on the same page with decisions |
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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
The monarchy was overthrown in the 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
Judicial can decide if your action was unconstitutional. |
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| relating to the law, judges, or their decisions [image] |
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13) Judicial Review
The Judicial review stepped in when they didn't agree with the executive. |
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| Power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government [image] Legislature an institution that has the power to make or change laws [image] |
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14) legislature
Legislature reviewed the gun law. |
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| an institution that has the power to make or change laws [image] |
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15) Limited power
To make sure anarchy didnt happen they separated the branches to 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
Louis XVI was a well meaning ruler. |
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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
National assembly is the third estate. |
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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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all government power comes from the people
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19) Separationof Powers
Separation of powers was new form a government. |
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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
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20) Stamp Act
Stamp act caused a riot of angry colonists. |
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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)
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21) Tennis Court Oath
The tennis court oath was eager to make things constitutional. |
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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
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22) Treaty of Paris
After the war they all signed the 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)
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23) U.S. Constitution
U.S constitution should always be followed by the goverment. |
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ocument 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 a beginning and end to history. |
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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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