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| lawmaking bodies; each colony had their own |
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| incident that occurred in Boston Massachusetts in which colonist began heckling British troops. Soldiers fired into the crowd and and killed several colonists. |
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| and event that causes the death of unresisting or helpless people. |
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| event in which 60 colonist disguised as Indians boarded a tea ship in Boston Harbor and threw the tea overboard to protest a new tax. |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| A document that clearly started why the colonies where splitting from Great Britain |
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| the date the Americans declared their independence from Great Britain |
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| war fought between the colonies and Great Britain for independence |
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| battle won by the colonists in New York in which France helped the Americans |
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| general who forced the British to surrender at Yorktown |
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| leader of the Haitian rebellion |
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| government in which a king, queen, or emperor has supreme power |
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| French prison that was attacked by an angry mob on July 14, 1789 |
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| Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen |
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| The French Declaration of Independance |
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| queen of France at the time of the French Revolution |
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| time where thousands of citizens who were suspected of being against the revolution where put to death |
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| Maximillen de Robespierre |
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| led a committee that put to death anyone suspected of being against the revolution |
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| a young officer in the army. Led the French armies to victory against Great Britain and Austria. He overthrew the republic and became emperor of France |
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| where Napoleon surrendered |
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| cloth that is either woven or knitted |
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| that change from human and animal power to machine power |
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| a machine that used the power of steam |
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| improved the steam engine so that it could power large machines |
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| building that lowered costs by grouping machines together |
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| invented the steam locomotive |
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| overcrowded slum apartments |
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| famous English writer who described the poor conditions in England (wrote "A Christmas Carol" and "Great Expectations" |
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| Powered the second industrial revolution |
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| invented the light bulb, the phonograph, and motion pictures |
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| place of Edison's laboratory in New Jersey |
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| large businesses that raised money by selling stock to the public. Its profits were then divided among shareholders. |
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| moving belt that traveled past workers and allowed each worker to do a specific job |
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| First to use the assembly line he manufactured automobiles |
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| private individuals own most of the factories and industries. People run businesses in order to make a profit. |
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| French expression meaning "leave it alone" |
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| most industries, businesses, land, and natural resources are owned by the government instead of individuals |
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| German who popularized socialist ideas and a revolt against the goverment |
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