King George Flashcards
King george
King George es un lugar designado por el censo situado en el condado de King George, Virginia. Según el censo de 2010 tenía una población de 4.457 habitantes.
Taxation without representation
a phrase, generally attributed to James Otis about 1761, that reflected the resentment of American colonists at being taxed by a British Parliament to which they elected no representatives and became an anti-British slogan before the American Revolution;
George washington
1732–99, U.S. general and political leader: 1st president of the U.S. 1789–97.
Red coats
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
Continental army
the Revolutionary War Army, authorized by the Continental Congress in 1775 and led by George Washington
Seven year war
the war (1756–63) in which England and Prussia defeated France, Austria, Russia, Sweden, and Saxony.
Localists
a word, phrase, pronunciation, or manner of speaking that is peculiar to one locality.
Patriots
a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.
Thomas jefferson
Thomas, 1743–1826, U.S. statesman, diplomat, architect, and author: 3rd president of the U.S. 1801–09.
Declaration of independence
the public act by which the Second Continental Congress, on July 4, 1776, declared the Colonies to be free and independent of England.
The three estates
a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights
Louis
Joe (Joseph Louis Barrow) 1914–81, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1937–49.
Marie antonette
María Antonia Josefa Juana de Habsburgo-Lorena, más conocida bajo el nombre de María Antonieta de Austria, fue una archiduquesa de Austria y reina consorte de Francia y de Navarra. …
National assembly
the body constituted by the French Third Estate in June 1789 after the calling of the Estates General. It was dissolved in Sept 1791 to be replaced by the new Legislative Assembly
Estates general
the States-General.