1. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Estates

In the Three estates, the 1st and 2nd opposed the French revolution because it would mean that they would loose their social status.

The division of society of France before their revolution. 3 parts:1st-Clergy, 2nd-Nobility, 3rd-Commoners.

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2. Absolutism

King George III led an absolutism style government.

A form of government where the leader has absolute power without restriction.

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3. Articles of Confederation

The Articles of Confederation had to be replaced because the federal government had nearly no power.

An early form of basic law in the 13 colonies proposed in 1781.

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4. Battle of Saratoga

The Battle of Saratoga caused the British to retreat and declared the Colonies victorious.

The battle of the Revolutionary War which declared the Colonists the winners of the war.

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5. Battle of Yorktown

After the Battle of Yorktown, Britain and America quickly began to make peace treaties.

The final battle of the American revolution.

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6. Battles of Lexington and Concord

In the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the colonists proved they could stand up against the most powerful armies in the world.

The very first battles of the Revolutionary War.

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7. Boston Massacre

The Boston Massacre was a huge motivation for the colonists to revolt against Britain.

An event in which British soldiers fired into a crown of colonists, killing 5 of them.

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8. Boston Tea Party

The Boston Tea Party is said to have started the American Revolution.

An eventin which colonists dressed up a Native Americans and dumped tea into the ocean in protest of over taxation.

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9. Bourgeoisie

The middle class.

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10. Committee of Public Safety

The Committee of Public Safety consisted of 9 members then later 12.

A group of people chosen during the French Revolution to protect France from foreign attacks and internal rebellion.

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11. Constitutional Monarchy

Great Britain is a form of a Constitutional Monarchy.

A monarchy where the ruler is limited by a constitution.

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12. Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence finally separated the US from Britain.

A document stating the U.S. Colonies' independence from Britain.

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13. Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was directly influenced by Thomas Jefferson.

A document made during the French Revolution stating all citizen's natural rights.

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14. The Directory

The Directory is France's form of the Executive Branch.

A group of 5 men who held executive power in France.

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15. Emigres

Emigres are people who are exiled under political circumstances.

French for emigrate.

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16. Equality

The Enlightenment ideals focused on equality for everyone.

For everyone to have the same opportunity/rights.

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17. George Washington

George Washington was present at the Siege of Yorktown.

1st U.S. President and an army leader during the American Revolution.

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18. The Great Fear

The Great Fear roamed at the start of the French Revolution.

A general panic that took place at the start of the French Revolution.

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19. Guillotine

The Guillotine was popular in France.

A machine that cuts off the heads of criminals.

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20. Ideals

Ideals of the Enlightenment were to eliminate ignorance and superstition.

An idea or goal to meet.

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21. Intollerable Acts

The Intollerable Acts included laws such as the Boston Port Bill and Massachusetts Government Act.

A series of Acts placed on the U.S. Colonies by Britain as punishment for The Boston Tea Party.

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22. Justify

Self defense is a way to justify harming an attacker.

To make something right.

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23. King George III

King George III was also known as "Mad King George".

The ruler of Britain between 1760-1820.

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24. Liberty

Liberty is a fundamental principle of the United States of America.

Being free of oppression from a government based off of beliefs/way of life.

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25. "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"

The Statue of Liberty represents our way of life and freedom.

26. "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"

The motto of the French Revolution was "Liberté égalité fraternité".

National Motto of France

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27. Louis XVI

King Louis XVI was killed via guillotine.

Ruler of France between 1774-1792.

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28. Loyalists

Loyalists were against the separation of the Colonies from Britain. 

Colonists who were loyal to King George III.

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29. Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette was killed during the French Revolution by the guillotine.

The Queen of France from 1774 to 1792 and the wife of Louis XVI.

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30. Maximilien Robespierre

Maximilien Robespierre killed many people who he believed to be against the French Revolution.

One of the leaders of the French Revolution.

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31. Mercantilism

England used a mercantilism mentality when trading with the Colonies.

The idea that trade produces wealth, this idea supports exporting and discourages importing.

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32. Militia

There was a militia group in the Colonies called "minutemen".

An army composed of trained civilians.

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33. Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte created a system of laws called the Napoleonic Code.

 The emperor and military leader of France from 1804 to 1815.

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34. National Assembly

People in the National Assembly planned the French Revolution.

An assembly of the 3rd estate of France in 1789.

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35. Olympe de Gouges

Olympe de Gouges was executed during the Reign of Terror.

A French feminist and abolitionist.

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36. Patriots

Patriots and Loyalists were complete opposites.

Colonists that supported the separation of the Colonies and Britain.

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37. Paul Revere

There is a poem about Paul Revere called Paul Revere's Ride.

A Colonist famous for warning the town Concord of the British soldiers arrival and prepared them for war.

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38. Proclamation Line of 1763

The Proclamation Line of 1763 ensured that no foreign powers would step into British Colonial territory.

A bill passed by King George III that limited U.S. expansion.

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39. Protest

Colonists protested against unfair taxation.

To rise up and speak against something.

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40. Quartering Act

Because of the Quartering Act, many British soldiers walked into Colonists houses without permission.

A series of acts that forced Colonists to house and feed British soldiers.

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41. Reign of Terror

Many French Revolutionary leaders were executed during the Reign of Terror.

A period during the French Revolution when many revolutionists were executed via guillotine.

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42. Representation

Depending on the population of a U.S. state, they may have different amounts of representation.

Having someone to speak/vote on your behalf.

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43. Seven Years War.

The Seven Years War is also called the French and Indian War.

A war fought between France, Britain, and Austria over land in India and North America.

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44. Stamp Act

Even playing cards were required to have a stamp as long as the Stamp Act was in place.

An act placed on the Colonists that taxed all printed items.

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45. Storming of the Bastille

The Storming of the Bastille is said to have started the French Revolution.

An event which a French armory/political prison was overrun and said to be the start of the French Revolution.

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46. Sugar Act

The Sugar Act was just one more law that slowed down production of goods in the Colonies.

A law that replaced the Molasses Act and was created to make sure the Colonists were paying their taxes on sugar.

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47. Tennis Court Oath

The Tennis Court Oath united the 3rd estate to revolt against the privileged class.

An oath made by the 3rd estate in France, promising to never abandon each other and to make a new Constitution.

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48. Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd U.S. president.

A member of the Continental Congress and wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.

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49. Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine had to flee to France because he supported the American Revolution.

An American and French Revolution supporter who wrote,"The Rights of Man".

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50. Treaty of Paris

The Treaty of Paris completely removed France from North America.

A treaty that ended the French and Indian War and forced France to give up all its North American territory.

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51. Tyranny

Before the French revolution, France had a tyrannical type of government.

Oppressive government rule.

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52. U.S. Constitution

The U.S. Constitution sets up the American government and gives its citizens rights.

The supreme law of the United States of America.

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