Revolutionary War
France
The world's first democracy was established in THIS CITY around 500 BC
Athens, Greece
Initially, most Revolutionaries did NOT want to remove the king. Instead, they wanted to create a mixed system involving a king and democratic assemblies. Such a government is called a _______________ ___________.
Constitutional Monarchy
Troubles between Britain and its American colonies began in 1763 with British victory in the _____________ war.
French and Indian (or Seven Years') War
The US government formally moved to Washington DC during THIS president's term
John Adams
THIS early battle right outside Boston was a British victory - BUT - it proved that American militia could hold out for several hours against a full British assault by land and naval gunfire
Bunker Hill
Magna Carta
The French equivalent to American Independence Day is July 14, 1789. It commemorates THIS PIVOTAL EVENT that kicked off the French Revolution
Storming the Bastille "Bastille Day"
the Sons of Liberty
Thomas Hobbes saw the "State of Nature" as generally a bad thing. Name two adjectives which he used to describe life in this pre-societal place.
solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short
Name 2 advantages enjoyed by the British in the Revolutionary War
-Large / Experienced Army
-Largest / Experienced Navy
-Worldwide empire / Greater resources
-1,000 year old well-established goverment
The Roman Republic improved Greek DIRECT democracy by allowing democratic processes to be practiced more effectively by LARGE societies. The Romans did this by their invention of ___________ democracy.
The Women's March to Versailles (the royal palace 12 miles from Paris) was an EARLY event in the Revolution that resulted in the king and queen being....
forced to return with them to Paris and take up permanent residence in the Tuileries Palace.
Paul Revere's sketch of this March 5, 1770 event - the ___________ which resulted in ______ deaths - was ideal propaganda to promote further resistance to British oppression.
Boston Massacre, 5
Washington arguably saved the Revolution at the Battle of Trenton by stealthily moving his army across the ________ and attacking on __________
Deleware River, Christmas
Nearly every democratic system of government in Western History is based upon a foundational principal of achieving an ideal mix of power between THESE elements of power: The ____, The _____ and The _____
The One, The Few, The Many
Many Revolutionaries despised organized religion, and during the most radical phase of the Revolution tried to root out the religion which most French people practiced, Roman Catholicism. This process was called
Dechristianization
The most extreme measure taken by the FIRST Continental Congress was
Aiding the American Revolution.
In 1781, the leading British General, Cornwallis, surrendered his entire army to George Washington - effectively ending the war - at __________, Virginia.
Yorktown
The Hebrew Bible's (The "Old Testament's") Law of Moses contains over 600 laws that Jews and Christians believe came directly from God. What was important for the future Western understanding of freedom and democracy, however, was the fact that all these laws were addressed as orders in THIS SPECIFIC TENSE
The laws were addressed directly to every Hebrew male citizen.... because they were written in the Second Person Plural ("You All" shall...)
During the Middle Ages, monks divided society ideally into Three Orders. The advances of the Renaissance and Enlightenment changed society so it no longer reflected this ideal (although elites tried to maintain it nevertheless up through the French Revolution.) This society of "Three Orders" was divined into...
Those who Worked, Fought and Prayed
-Port of Boston closed
-Massachusetts colonial legislature closed
-British officials trials would now take place in London
-British officials could quarter British troops in American colonial dwellings of their choice
The rivalry between these two political parties, the __________ and the _________ is called the "First Party System"
Federalists and Democratic-Republicans