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1 The American Revolution
thanks to the American Revolution The united states is made |
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The war between the American colonies and Great Britain (1775-1783), leading to the formation of the independent United States
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Bastille 2
I will send you to the bastille |
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medieval fortress used as a prison; french angry mob broke into it and killed the guards, releasing the prisoners, but found no weapons
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Boston Massacre 3
the boston massacre was pre war violence between colonist and the british |
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British army soldiers open fired on a protesting crowd, killing 5 civilian men
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Boston Tea Party 4
the boston tea party was a protest again british |
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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)
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Bourgeoisie 5
he is in the lower class and she is in the bourgeoisie |
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| the middle class; part of the Third Estate[image] |
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Checks and Balances6
The checks and balances affects how the laws are made in the U.S.
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from Montesquieu, a fundamental democratic principle of American government which ensures that one branch does not accumulate too much power
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Declaration of Independence 7
without the declaration of independece we would still be tied to great britain |
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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."
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Estate-General 8
the estate-general represents one of the 3 divisions of society |
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the legislative body consisting of representatives of the three estates
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Executive 9
the executive government makes sures laws are constitutional |
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the part of a government that makes sure decisions and laws work well
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Federal Republic 10
the united states is a 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
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French Revolution 11
french revolution is an uprising of france against the monarchy |
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the anticlerical (anti-power of the clergy) and republican revolution in France from 1789 until 1799, when Napoleon seized power
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Judicial 12
the judge used his judicial powers |
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relating to the law, judges, or their decisions
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Judicial Review13
the courts felt that the decision was unconstitutional so they gave it a judicial review
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Power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of go[image]vernment
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Legislature 14
the legislature decided they wanted to fix a law |
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an institution that has the power to make or change laws
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Limited Power 15
the monarchy had limited power |
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a type of government in which its functions and powers are prescribed, limited, and restricted by law
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Louis XVI16
Louis XVI was a king who was not a very good leader
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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
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National Assembly 17
the national assembly was dissolved and replaced by the legislative assembly |
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created by the disgruntled delegates of the french Third Estate, joined by reform-minded clergy and nobles
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Popular sovereignty 18
without popular sovereignty the government would do whatever they want |
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all government power comes from the people
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Separation of Powers 19
without seperation of powers branches will have to 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
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Stamp Act20
stamp act makes having a tax stamp neccesary |
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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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Tennis Court Oath 21
the tennis court oath was made in an uncoventional place which was a tennis court as a somewhat protest
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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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Treaty of Paris 22
the treaty of paris was the end of a war
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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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U.S. Constitution 23
the u.s constitution states the rights of americans
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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)
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Yorktown, Virginia 24
Yorktown, Virginia was where the war ended |
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Where G. Washington forces the surrender of the British army, thereby ending the American Revolutionary war (1781)
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