A | B |
quarter | to provide soldiers w/ a place to live |
violate | to go against |
repeal | to do away with |
boycott | to refuse to buy something |
minutemen | colonial soldiers in the Revolutionary War |
Declaration of Independence | document the US colonists signed declaring their freedom |
complaint | statement telling why they're unhappy with something |
American Revolution | US struggle against Great Britain |
Estate | a class of people in France |
Estates-General | French govt. body w/ represenatives from 3 estates |
Bastille | prison in Paris |
French Revolution | war that common people fought to get their freedom |
equality | same rights for everyone |
enforce | to make sure that people follow the laws & rules |
convention | group of people who meet to get something done |
emigre | French noble who fled France during the French Rev |
moderate | one who wants to change things little by little |
radical | one who wants to change things quickly |
Jacobin | radical leader during French Rev. |
Reign of Terror | 1 year period when radical leaders killed many people |
guillotine | machine used to execute people by chopping off their heads |
legislature | lawmaking body of government |
executive | branch of government that enforces laws |
tactic | plane that helps someone win a game or battle |
neutral | not choosing either side in a war |
exile | to send someone away from their own country |
Code of Napoleon | code of law Napoleon passed that made all men equal |