1. The American Revolution

Without The American Revolution, America wouldn't be America.

The war between the American colonies and Great Britain (1775-1783), leading to the formation of the independent United States

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2. bastille

When they stormed the bastille , they only freed real criminals. 

Boston Massacre

The Boston Massacre  occured because of a club being thrown. 

British army soldiers open fired on a protesting crowd, killing 5 civilian men (March 5, 1770)

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4. Boston Tea Party

colonist dressed up as indians started the Boston Tea Party.

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 is apart of the estates-general.

6. Checks and Balances 

The  Checks and Balances  originated from Montesquieu.

from Montesquieu, a fundamental democratic principle of American government which ensures that one branch does not accumulate too much power

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7. Declaration of Independence

Because on the Declaration of Independence, we have the holiday, Fourth of July.

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 french broken down the population to the Estate-General.

the legislative body consisting of representatives of the three estates

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9. Executive

The President is in the Executive branch. 

10.Federal Republic

The Federal Republic is broken down so everybody as a say. 

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

After the American Revolution was the French Revolution. 

12. Judicial

In the 3 Branches there is the Judicial branch.

13. Judicial Review

JUdicial Review is the review of decisions made and they can disapprove or approve.

Power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government

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14.Legislature

Legislature consist of the house of representives.

an institution that has the power to make or change laws

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15. Limited Power

Limited power is for the government so they do not have full power and say.

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 XVl was not put in a stable position because of his grandfather and father.

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 was the first meeting until they had to move.

created by the disgruntled delegates of the french Third Estate, joined by reform-minded clergy and nobles

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18. Popular sovereignty

An example of Popular Sovereignty is voting.

all government power comes from the people

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19.Separation of Powers

The Separation of Powers is what America has and how the government is based.

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 to raise money from the war.

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

At first it was the National Assembly until they moved and became the Tennis Court Oath.

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 was a truce and break awy from britian.

23.U.S. Constitution

The U.S Constitution is where the amendments lay.

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 was the end of the American Revolution. 

Where G. Washington forces the surrender of the British army, thereby ending the American Revolutionary war (1781)

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