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1. The American Revolutions
The ideas of The American Revolution and the general temper of age produced Napoleon's power. |
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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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2. Bastille
The revolt of Paris and the taking of the Bastille on the 14th of July were its results.
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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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3. Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre is a memorable time. |
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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
Boston Tea party happened in
Boston.
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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
Boccaccio, the contented Bourgeois, succeeded to Dante, the fierce aristocracy. |
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the middle class; part of the Third Estate
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6. Checks and Balances
Checks and Balances divide the power of the three branches.
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11from 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
The Declaration of Independence was important in the USA.
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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 was part of the Three branches.
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the legislative body consisting of representatives of the three estates
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9. Executive
The Executive is an important role. |
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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 divides the power of the federal 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 when Napoleon seizes 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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12. Judicial
Judicial is in charge with the laws.
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relating to the law, judges, or their decisions
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13. Judicial Review
Judicial Review has power of the courts. |
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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 has the power to change laws. |
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an institution that has the power to make or change laws
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15. Limited Power
Limited Power is rare in America |
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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 was a ruler.
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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
Government officials, freedom of speech and national assembly can be threatening. |
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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
Abraham Lincoln did not believe in Popular Sovereignty, he thought slavery was morally wrong.
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all government power comes from the people
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19. Separation of Powers
Obama resigned his senate seat when he was elected president because to do otherwise would violate the principle of Separation of Powers. |
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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 November riots disposed of the stamps but not of the Stamp Act.
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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 was important. |
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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
In 1890-1893 its shores were divided by the Treaty of Paris between Great Britain, France, and Germany.
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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
In 1872, an entirely new U.S. Constitution was adopted. |
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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
G. Washington Surrender in Yorktown, Virginia ending the American Revolutionary war. |
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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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