The American Revolution

The American Revolution was provoked by the unfair treatment of the colonies by the British King.

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

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Bastille

French really did not like the bastilles.

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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Boston Massacre

Boston Massacre was the smallest massacre in the history.

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

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Boston Tea Party

Boston Tea Party was the opposite of a happy 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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Bourgeoisie

Le Bourgeois gentilhomme is a French comedy-ballet show.

the middle class; part of the Third Estate

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Checks and Balances

The idea of Checks and Balances have been created during the Enlightenment.

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

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Declaration of Independence

Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson.

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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Estate-General

Estate-General was the first meeting since 1614.

the legislative body consisting of representatives of the three estates

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Executive

Executive branch can sign the laws.

the part of a government that makes sure decisions and laws work well

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Federal Republic

Federal Republic is an imortant system in the U.S. government.

Created in the U.S. Constitution, it divides the power between the federal (or national) government and the states

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French Revolution

A lot of people sacrificed their lives during French Revolution.

the anticlerical (anti-power of the clergy) and republican revolution in France from 1789 until 1799, when Napoleon seized power

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Judicial

Judicial branch was one of the ideas of the three branches of the government proposed by the Montesequie.

relating to the law, judges, or their decisions

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Judicial Review

Judicial Review is done by the Supreme Court.

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

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Legislature

Legislature is a type of council.

an institution that has the power to make or change laws

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Limited Power

Not a lot of countries practice Limited Power.

a type of government in which its functions and powers are prescribed, limited, and restricted by law

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Louis XVI

Louis XVI looks like King George III.

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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National Assembly

French made up the National Assembly.

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

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Popular sovereignty

Popular sovereighnty has the same idea as Direct Deomocracy.

all government power comes from the people

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Separation of Powers

Separation of Powers comes from Montesquieu. 

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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Stamp Act

Stamp Act made many colonists upset.

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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Tennis Court Oath

Tennis Court Oath was one of the many town hall meetings.

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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Treaty of Paris

Treaty of Paris 1783 was the end of the Revolutionary War.

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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U.S. Constitution

U.S. Constitution is the beginning of the United States.

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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Yorktown, Virginia

In Yorkrown, Virginia, British surrendered, which meant the end of the war.

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

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