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1. The American Revolution
The American revolution was a big revolutionary war that lasted seven years.
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The war between the American colonies and Great Britain (1775-1783), leading to the formation of the independent
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2. Bastille
Bastille was prison destroyed in July 5, 1789. |
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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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3. Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre happened during the American Revolution. |
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British army soldiers open fired on a protesting crowd, killing 5 civilian men (March 5, 1770)
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4. Boston Tea Party
In the Boston Tea Party time alot of tea was dumped into the water. |
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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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5. Bourgeoisie
Bourgeoisie was contructed by Karl Marx, which was dominated by the middle-class later on |
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the middle class; part of the Third Estate
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6. Checks and Balances
Checks and Balances was created in order for the three branches to check up on each other. |
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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 main author of the Declaration of Independence was Thomas Jefferson. |
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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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8. Estate-General
The Estate-General would have an important role being a respresentative of 3 states. |
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the legislative body consisting of representatives of the three estates
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9. Executive
The Excecutive branch makes sure the everything goes smoothly. |
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the part of a government that makes sure decisions and laws work well
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10. Federal Republic
The Federal Republic has an important role dividing national government. |
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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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11. French Revolution
The French Revolution was a bigger deal than the American Revolution since it lasted longer. |
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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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12. Judicial
The Judical branch passes the laws or not that the legislative makes. |
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relating to the law, judges, or their decisions
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13. Judicial Review
Laws made by a branch has to have a Judicial Review in order to be official. |
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Power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government
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14. Legislature
The Legislature can make laws but doesn't necessarily mean they are official. |
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| an institution that has the power to make or change laws [image] |
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15. Limited Power
Each branch of government has 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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16. Louis XVI
Louis XVI took the throne because he owed someone. |
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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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17. National Assembly
The National Assembly is where representatives of the nation come together. |
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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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18. Popular sovereignty
One of the enlightenment thinkers believed in popular sovereignty. |
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all government power comes from the people
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19. Separation of Powers
The Seperation of Powers was meant so no branch had more power than the other. |
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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
The Stamp Act was introduced by the british during the American Revolution. |
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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 significance was established by a 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
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22. Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris meant Britain finally saw the United States as independent country. |
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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
The U.S. Constitution holds the most important laws of the government. |
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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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24. Yorktown, Virginia
Yorktown, Virgina is where george washington got defeated by the british. |
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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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