Ch. 16 Flashcards
delegating specified powers to the national government and reserving all other powers for the state governments
Federalism
clergy of the Roman Catholic Church; aspect of French society
First estate
A temporary agreement establishing civil authority for the Plymouth Colony
Mayflower compact
A sudden and illegal seizure of power by force
Coup d’état
clergy of the Roman Catholic Church; aspect of French society
First estate
A Temporary agreement establishing civil authority for the Plymouth Colony
Mayflower compact
burning everything that might be of value to the enemy
Scorched-earth policy
nobility; aspect of French society
Second estate
largest estate in France comprising all who were not clergy or nobility
Third estate
treaty ending the War for Independence between the United States and Britain
Treaty of Paris