Vocab 1-22 French Revolution and American Revolution

Question 1

Treaty of Paris

Answer 1

Formally ended the american revolution. Recognized the USA(America) as a country

Question 2

Sons of Liberty

Answer 2

A group of people opposing the british that enacted the boston tea party

Question 3

Absolute Monarchy

Answer 3

Means that kings or queens have no limitations on their powers

Question 4

Boston Tea Party

Answer 4

An act when the sons of liberty dressed up as native americans and threw crates of tea in to the boston harbor.

Question 5

Quartering Act

Answer 5

Part of the intolerable acts, which gave colonial governers the authority to seize unoccupied buildings to house british soldiers(redcoats)

Question 6

Stamp Act

Answer 6

A law passed by the british parliment requiring a tax on stamps, so that every paper document had to have a paid stamp.

Question 7

Royalists

Answer 7

Groups that had prospered under the fuedal system, wanted to restore the absolute monarchy.

Question 8

Intolerable Act

Answer 8

It was a group of acts imposed on boston after the boston tea party. A series of laws that revoked Massachusets charter, closed the boston port, and established the quartering act.

Question 9

Checks and Balances

Answer 9

Provides each branch of government with different powers. Ex. The judicial system only handles the courts, while the legislative branch cannot.

Question 10

Declaration of Independance

Answer 10

A document written by Thomas Jefferson, listing greivances upon the colonies by britain and declared the US´s independance.

Question 11

Continental Congress

Answer 11

A group of senators atleast on from each of the thirteen colonies, that meet twice during the american revolution.

Question 12

Confederation

Answer 12

A union of independant states with a weak central government

Question 13

Great Fear

Answer 13

The unrest outside of paris

Question 14

Jacobins

Answer 14

More Radical Group, favored using extreme methods to abolish the monarchy

Question 15

Napoleonic Code

Answer 15

A system of laws developed by Napoleon that was simple, consistent, and protected the liberties that the people had fought for.

Question 16

Thermidorians

Answer 16

A group of moderate girodnins that overthrew Robespierre

Question 17

Girondins

Answer 17

Members of the Bourgeoisie, and wanted small changes to happen over time. They also wanted to abolish the monarchy.

Question 18

Bourgeoisie

Answer 18

Middle class merchants and craftspeople

Question 19

Committe for Public Safety

Answer 19

Arrested, Tried, and Executed people “believed” to be threats, using little to none factual evidence. 4000 people died and the guy that lead it was Robespierre.

Question 20

Tennis Court Oath

Answer 20

Delegates locked out that moved into a tennis court that swore an oath create a new French constitution.

Question 21

Reign of Terror

Answer 21

A period of time where 16, 000 people were executed via guillotine

Question 22

Declaration of the Rights Man and of the Citizen

Answer 22

Stated all men were equal and listed the rights guaranteed to a French citizen