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Details Title: History Description: Terms Total Flash Cards: 23 Created: 01/16/2005 10:06:06	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Articles of Confederation Definition The first constitution of the United States which failed miserably because instead of having one big government, there were individual governments that did not agree on anything Term Bastille Definition -A place used as a prison -The revolters threw down the Bastille as a symbol of destroying the power of the Monarchy Term Bill of Rights Definition The first ten amendments of the constitution Term Napoleonic Code Definition A set of laws that were based on Enlightenment ideas and ideals Term Committees of Correspondence Definition A group that tried to unite the colonies in their hatred for Britain Term Constitution Definition A document stating the laws, rules, regulations, and restrictions of the US government Term Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen Definition A document stating the laws, rules, regulation, and restriction of the French government Term Nationalism Definition A strong feeling of pride and devotion to one's country Term Plebiscite Definition Election of a sort Term Militia Definition An army of common people Term Secular Definition Non-religious Term Suffrage Definition The right to vote Term First Estate Definition Clergy Term Second Estate Definition Nobility Term Third Estate Definition Wast majority of the population Term Tricolor Definition Colors of the French flag; red, white and blue Term Limited monarch Definition A governmental system where the royal family has a limited amount of power Term Emigres Definition Person who flees his or her country for political reasons Term Factions Definition Small group Term Feudalism Definition Loosely organized system of government in which local lords governed their own lands but owed military service and other support to a greater lord Term Naitonal Assembly Definition The group created from when the Third Estate claimed to represent the people of France Term Luddite Definition A group of factory workers who smashed and burned machines because the machines were taking their jobs Term Federalism Definition the sharing of power between state governments and national governments