History Flashcards

Question

Restoration

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The action of returning to a former owner, place or condition

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The overthrow of king James II

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Ruled jointly after the glorious revolution

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A monarchy in which the rulers power is limited by law

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Statement of reasons for the American colonies break with Britain approved by the second Continental Congress in 1776

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Legislative, executive, and judicial - this provided a built-in system of checks and balances with each branch checking the actions of the other two.

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The division of power among the three different branches (Montesquieu'a idea)

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The three social classes in France before the French revolution the first estate consisted of the clergy the second estate of the nobility in the third estate of the rest of the population

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The second estate made up of rich nobles and only 2% of the population had privileges the first state made up of clergy and less than 1% of the population also had privileges

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Everyone else who wasn't clergy or Nobles made up the third estate which was 98% of the population the most important group within this group were the bourgeoisie

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King Louis was going to raise taxes and the first and second Estates did not like that so they called a meeting of all three states to the estates General where usually Estate one and two would outvote the 3rd estate

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The first estate owned 10% of the land in France and paid very little taxes. the second estate was made up of rich nobles. they owned 20% of the land and paid almost no taxes. The third estate paid high taxes.

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Pledge that members of the national assembly will not stop meeting until a new constitution that benefits the third estate takes place. This was the first revolutionary act.

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Wife of King Louis the 16th. Was very unpopular. As queen she spent much money on gowns, jewels and gifts and became known as madame deficit.

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Meeting of all three states to discuss tax reform

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The slogan for the declaration of rights of man and citizen

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What the national assembly adopted. A statement of revolutionary ideals that was the same principles as the Declaration of Independence. The slogan was liberty, equality and fraternity.

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Outlines the frameworks of the US government

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Author of the declaration of independence

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Argued that people were basically reasonable and moral and had natural rights which were life liberty property and the pursuit of happiness

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Included in the US Constitution that gives Americans basic freedoms

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System of feudalism that remained following the middle ages made up of three estates

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A weak leader who was indecisive and spent too much money and not enough time was paid to serious matters of his governments

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A committee established during the French Revolution to identify enemies of the republic

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Adult male citizens for granted the right to vote and hold office

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A machine for beheading people used as a means of execution during the French Revolution king Louis the 16th was sentenced to death by guillotine

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A Paris prison and angry crowd overwhelmed the king soldiers. the bastille fell into the control of the citizens the fall of the bastille became a great symbolic act of the revolution to the French people

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He was the leader of the committee of Public Safety. His rule was called the reign of terror. You were killed if you spoke out against the revolution.

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The rule of Maximilian Robespierre. During this time you were killed if you spoke out against the revolution. There were many victims that were once friends of Robespierre. Many of those killed were peasants who should've been protected.

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The luxurious palace where King Louis the 16th lived with Marie Antoinnette. It was extremely extravagant.

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