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1. The American Revolution
The American Revolution is the reason why we are all free today. |
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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
The prison Bastille was overthrown by an angry mob, a really angry mob. |
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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 is an overexagerated killing against the colonists. |
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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 happened after the British taxed tea. |
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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
The Bourgeoisie were the middle class. |
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| the middle class; part of the Third Estate [image] |
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6. Checks and Balances
Baron Montesquieu was the one who came up with the idea of 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
The declaration of independence is the most important document in the nations history. |
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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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| the legislative body consisting of representatives of the three estates [image] |
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9. Executive
The executive branch enforces laws. |
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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
A federal republic gives power to the states as well. |
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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 French revolution was inspired the american 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
The judicial branch can decide whether laws are constitutional or not. |
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| relating to the law, judges, or their decisions [image] |
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13. Judicial Review
When a law is placed under judicial review it's to check whether it is constitutional or not. |
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| Power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government [image] |
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14. Legislature
Law making is a legislature job. |
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| an institution that has the power to make or change laws [image] |
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15. Limited Power
Limited power is left to he government so that there is a less chance it becomes tyrannic. |
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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 put the French country deep in debt. |
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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
The national assembly was formed by French king Louis XVI. |
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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
The government gets it's power from popular sovereignty. |
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| all government power comes from the people[image] |
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19. Separation of Powers
Separation of powers makes sure no one branch of the government has too much power. |
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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
The Stamp act angered most of the 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) [image] |
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21. Tennis Court Oath
The tennis court oath was made in an actual tennis court. |
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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
The Treaty of Paris finished the war between the colonists and Britain. |
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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
The U.S. Constitution fixed the issues the Articles of Confederation couldn't. |
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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
Yorktown, Virginia was the final battle where the colonists won the war. |
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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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