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1: Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was mainly written by Thomas Jeffereson |
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The Declaration of Independence is defined as the formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain. An example of the Declaration of Independence was the document adopted at the Second Continental Congress on July 4th, 1776.
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2: Loyalists
There were still some loyalist in the american colonies |
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a colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the British cause.
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3: Patriots
the american colonists were patriots for fighting against great Britain |
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a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors.
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4: Mercantilism
the economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances, which a government should encourage by means of protectionism. |
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belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.
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5: Seven Years War
The 7 years war left great Britain in debt |
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Seven Years' War definition. A war fought in the middle of the eighteenth century between the German kingdom of Prussia, supported by Britain, and an alliance that included Austria, France, and Russia. Prussia and Britain won, and their victory greatly increased their power.
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6: Proclamation Line of 1763
The Proclamation line of 1763 was to separate territories between the Indians and the american colonists |
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The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War, which forbade all settlement west of a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.
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7: Sugar Act
the Sugar Act placed a restraint on the amount of sugar given, only 2 lbs per month |
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Sugar Act. noun, American History. a law passed by the British Parliament in 1764 raising duties on foreign refined sugar imported by the colonies so as to give British sugar growers in the West Indies a monopoly on the colonial market. Compare Navigation Act.
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8: Stamp Act
the stamp act placed taxes on printed products |
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an act regulating stamp duty (a tax on the legal recognition of documents).
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9: Quartering Act
The quartering act allowed british soldier to be housed and use the necessary materials to provide protexting |
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Quartering Act is a name given to a minimum of two Acts of British Parliament in the local governments of the American colonies to provide the British soldiers with any needed accommodations and housing. It also required colonists to provide food for any British soldiers in the area.
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10: Boston Massacre
the Boston massacre a riot that let 5 dead after British red coats opened fire |
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a riot in Boston (March 5, 1770) arising from the resentment of Boston colonists toward British troops quartered in the city, in which the troops fired on the mob and killed several persons. Examples from the Web for Boston Massacre.
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11: Boston Tea Party
the Boston tea party was an act of boycotted tea. |
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a raid on three British ships in Boston Harbor (December 16, 1773) in which Boston colonists, disguised as Indians, threw the contents of several hundred chests of tea into the harbor as a protest against British taxes on tea and against the monopoly granted the East India Company. Origin of Boston Tea Party.
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12: Intolerable Acts
the intolerable act was used as punishment. |
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Intolerable Acts definition. Also known as the Coercive Acts; a series of British measures passed in 1774 and designed to punish the Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party. For example, one of the laws closed the port of Boston until the colonists paid for the tea that they had
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13: Militia
Militia was the first line of defense in the war |
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a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency
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14: Battles of Lexington and Concord
first major battles of the war |
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The significance of these battles is that they were the first battles of the Revolutionary War. These battles happened in April of 1775. They happened because the British commander in Boston had heard of supplies of powder and weapons being kept by Patriots in the towns of Lexington and Concord.
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15: Battle of Saratoga
The battle of Saratoga was the last battle fought with the american colonists winning the war. |
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A major battle of the Revolutionary War, fought in 1777 in northern New York state. Benedict Arnold, who had not yet turned traitor, was a leader of the American offensive, which forced the surrender of British troops under General John Burgoyne.
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16: Articles of Confederation
The original documents statign law in the colonies |
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the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
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17: Treaty of Paris
the treaty of Paris officially ended the war between great Britain and the american colonists |
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The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War.
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18: U.S. Constitution
the Us Constitution is in the preamble |
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Constitution, United States definition. A document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed. It was drafted by the Constitutional Convention and later supplemented by the Bill of Rights and other amendments. ( See Preamble to the Constitution.)
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19: Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson wrote most of the Declaration of Independence |
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A political leader of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; one of the Founding Fathers; the leader of the Democratic-Republican party. Jefferson was principal author of the Declaration of Independence and served as president from 1801 to 1809, between John Adams and James Madison.
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20: George Washington
first president of the united states |
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Washington, George definition. The first president of the United States, and the commanding general of the victorious American army in the Revolutionary War. The best known of the Founding Fathers, Washington is called the father of his country.
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21: Paul Revere
famous for his night horseback riding |
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Paul, 1735–1818, American silversmith and patriot, famous for his night horseback ride, April 18, 1775, to warn Massachusetts colonists of the coming of British troops.
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22: King George III
he was very stubborn and believed in royal privilege |
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George III definition. The king of Britain during the American Revolutionary War. He was known for insisting on royal privilege. The stubbornness of George and of his government officials is often blamed for the loss of the thirteen colonies that became the United States.
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23: Thomas Paine
Wrote common sense and american crisis |
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Paine, Thomas definition. A patriot and author in the Revolutionary War, whose pamphlets, such as Common Senseand the American Crisis series, urged American independence. He took part in the French Revolution and wrote The Rights of Man to defend it against the criticisms of Edmund Burke.
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the acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters.
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| 25: Constitutional Monarchy |
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constitutional monarchy definition. A form of national government in which the power of the monarch (the king or queen) is restrained by a parliament, by law, or by custom.
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| 26: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Estates |
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France under the Ancien Régime (before the French Revolution) divided society into three estates: the First Estate (clergy); the Second Estate (nobility); and the Third Estate (commoners).
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the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.
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an elected legislature in various countries.
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On 20 June 1789, the members of the French Estates-General for the Third Estate, who had begun to call themselves the National Assembly, took the Tennis Court Oath
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| 30: Storming of the Bastille |
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On 14 July 1789, a state prison on the east side of Paris, known as the Bastille, was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob. The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy's dictatorial rule, and the event became one of the defining moments in the Revolution that followed.
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| 31: "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" |
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Liberté, égalité, fraternité (pronounced [libɛʁte eɡalite fʁatɛʁnite]), French for "liberty, equality, fraternity", is the national motto of France and the Republic of Haiti, and is an example of a tripartite motto.
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a period of remorseless repression or bloodshed, in particular Reign of Terror, the period of the Terror during the French Revolution.
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Great Fear, French Grande Peur, (1789) in the French Revolution, a period of panic and riot by peasants and others amid rumours of an “aristocratic conspiracy” by the king and the privileged to overthrow the Third Estate.
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| 34: Committee of Public Safety |
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The Committee of Public Safety (French: Comité de salut public)—created in April 1793 by the National Convention and then restructured in July 1793—formed the de facto executive government in France during the Reign of Terror (1793–94), a stage of the French Revolution.
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a machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people.
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a person who has left their own country in order to settle in another, usually for political reasons.
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| 37: Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen |
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (French: Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen), set by France's National Constituent Assembly in 1789, is a document of the French Revolution and in the history of human civil rights.
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a book listing individuals or organizations alphabetically or thematically with details such as names, addresses, and telephone numbers.
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Louis XVI. 1754-1793. King of France (1774-1792). In 1789 he summoned the Estates-General to undertake fiscal reforms, an event that eventually led to the French Revolution. Louis was convicted of treason by the revolutionary government and executed in 1793.
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(Joséphe Jeanne Marie Antoinette) 1755–93, queen of France 1774–93: wife of Louis XVI; executed in the French Revolution (daughter of Maria Theresa; sister of Joseph II, Leopold II).
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| 41: Maximilien Robespierre |
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Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (French: [mak.si.mi.ljɛ̃ fʁɑ̃.swa ma.ʁi i.zi.dɔʁ də ʁɔ.bɛs.pjɛʁ]; 6 May 1758 – 28 July 1794) was a French lawyer and politician, as well as one of the best known and most influential figures associated with the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror.
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French author and activist Marie Olympe de Gouges (1748-1793) achieved modest success as a play wright in the 18th century, but she became best known for her political writing and support of the French Revolution. Considered a feminist pioneer, de Gouges was an advocate of women's rights. Her most famous work was The Declaration of the Rights of Woman, (1791). Even in revolutionary France, feminist ideas were considered radical. In 1793, she was executed for crimes against the
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Napoleon I in Culture. Napoleon Bonaparte [(boh-nuh-pahrt)] A French general, political leader, and emperor of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Bonaparte rose swiftly through the ranks of army and government during and after the French Revolution and crowned himself emperor in 1804.
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a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.
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the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views.
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cruel and oppressive government or rule.
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a standard of perfection; a principle to be aimed at.
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show or prove to be right or reasonable.
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a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something.
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the action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented.
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the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.
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