The American Revolution 

The American Revolution began because of unfair treatment towards others. 

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

Bastille was a pretty brutal prison. 

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

A Massacre is basically just a mass murder, but in the Boston Massacre, only 5 people were killed. 

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

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Boston Tea Party

I find it funny how the colonists dressed up as Indians during the Boston 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

There were three different classes, Bourgeoisie was one of them. 

the middle class; part of the Third Estate

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Checks and Balances

Checks and Balances allow different branches of government to check others power. 

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

The declaration of independence was signed by many people. 

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

The Estate-Generals was a meeting between the three different branches. 

the legislative body consisting of representatives of the three estates

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Executive

The president is involved in the executive branch. 

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

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Federal Republic

The Federal Republic helps the government and the states stay separated. 

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

The French Revolution lasted for about 10 years. 

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

When in the judicial branch, you must try to relate to other things. 

relating to the law, judges, or their decisions

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Judicial Review

The Supreme Court is the highest court to use Judicial Review. 

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

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Legislature

The Legislature could technically make any laws they ever wanted. 

an institution that has the power to make or change laws

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Limited Power

Limited power helps so that the person that is ruling take advantage of ruling. 

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 was a ruler of France. 

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

National Assembly is involved in different countries. 

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

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Popular sovereignty

Popular sovereignty is involved with the people and their feelings toward government. 

all government power comes from the people

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Separation of Powers

Separation of powers splits the government into three different branches. 

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

The stamp act was actually about stamps. 

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

The Tennis Court Oath was important because it was the third estate of France. 

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

The treaty of Paris helped the French be at peace with their enemy. 

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

The U.S Constitution is a document to replace another document. 

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

Yorktown, Virginia was where the American Revolution ended. 

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

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