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The American Revolution
The American Revolution led to Americas independence. |
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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
An angry french mob broke into the Bastille killing guards. |
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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
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Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre ended with 5 dead American 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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Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was the protest of the taxes on 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)
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Bourgeoisie
Bourgeoisie is the top of the third social class or middle class. |
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| the middle class; part of the Third Estate [image] |
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Checks and Balances
Checks and Balances helps check and balance each branch. |
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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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Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence declared that all thirteen colonies to be free and independent. |
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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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Estate-General
Estate-Generals represent each of the three social classes. |
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the legislative body consisting of representatives of the three estates
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Executive
The executive branch makes sure things work well. |
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the part of a government that makes sure decisions and laws work well
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Federal Republic
Federal Republic divides the power between the federal government and the the states. |
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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
The French Revolution occurred in France that led to Napoleon seizing power. |
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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
The judicial branch relates to law, judges, and decisions. |
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| relating to the law, judges, or their decisions [image] |
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Judicial Review
Judicial Review helps review decisions from other departments. |
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Power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government
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Legislature
Legislature is able to make or change laws. |
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| an institution that has the power to make or change laws [image] |
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Limited Power
Limited power is able to limit the functions and powers of its government. |
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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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Louis XVI
Louis XVI was a French ruler who took over the throne, but was weak and indecisive. |
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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
The National Assembly was made up of clergy, nobles, and delegates from the third social class. |
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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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Popular sovereignty
Popular sovereignty is the power of the government that comes from the people. |
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| all government power comes from the people [image] |
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Separation of Powers
Separation of Powers helps to accumalte the power of the executive, judcial, and the legislative branch. |
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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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Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed that required the American colonies to get stamps on all documents. |
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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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Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath was an seembly at a nearby tennis court, where people met until a Constituion was created. |
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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
Treaty of Paris was made after the Revolutionary 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) [image] |
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U.S. Constitution
The U.S Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation. |
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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
Yorktown, Virginia was where G. Washington had to surrender. |
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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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