Politics
This ideology emphasizes decreased government involvement in the economy and stricter adherence to traditional social values
What is Conservative?
Rights that people are born with, and that cannot be taken away by any government or person.
What are Natural Rights?
A war fought from 1775 to 1783 between the _______ and 13 of its North American colonies.
Who are the British?
She was the Queen of France during the turbulent years leading up to the French Revolution, known for her extravagant lifestyle and perceived disconnect with the suffering of the common people.
Who is Marie Antoinette?
A formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries.
What is a Treaty?
Which political ideology emphasizes increased government involvement in the economy and less involvement of the government in regulating social issues?
What is Liberal?
An act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies. (Montesquieu)
What is Separation of Powers?
A global conflict fought between 1756 and 1763, primarily between Great Britain and France.
What is the Seven Year's War?
The three social classes that made up French society before the revolution of 1789
What are the Estates?
The beliefs, customs, arts, and social institution's of a particular group or society.
What is a Culture?
These are the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantee essential rights and civil liberties.
What are the Bill of Rights?
A form of government where a single ruler has complete power over the state
What is Absolute Monarchy?
In 1770, British soldiers shot and killed five colonists in Boston, which intensified anti-British feelings.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This Estate was frustrated with the Estates-General because despite making up the vast majority of the French population, they were still outvoted by the First and Second Estates due to the voting system.
Who is the Third Estate?
The process by which a group or individual adopts the values, behaviors, and beliefs of another group
What is cultural assimilation?
Members of the House of Representatives serve a term of this many years.
What is Two Years?
This philosopher believed in the concept of natural rights, including life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
A political slogan that expresses the idea that people should not be taxed without having a say in the government that imposes the tax.
What is Taxation without Representation?
A period of around a year during the French Revolution during which many people were executed for supposedly opposing the Revolution.
What is the Reign of Terror?
This refers to the act of a Native American tribe formally giving up or transferring their land rights to a colonial or federal government, usually through means of a treaty.
What is Cede or Cession?
This is the term for the division of power between the national government and state governments.
What is Federalism?
An implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection.
What is the Social Contract?
A British policy of relaxed enforcement of parliamentary laws on the American colonies in the 1600s and 1700s.
What is Salutary Neglect?
The Great ________ of Paris on July 13, 1788 was a severe _______ that contributed to the French Revolution. (Why did it contribute to the revolution for bonus points!) (100)
What is a hailstorm?
This refers to the inherent right of Native American tribes to govern themselves, meaning they have the authority to make decisions about their own affairs, land, and people.
What is Native American Sovereignty?