Prior to the American Revolution, the British
repealed all of the new taxes they had levied on the colonists, with the
exception of the "sin" taxes, such as taxes on whiskey and tobacco.
Answer:
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Declaratory Act
Townshend Act
Explanation:
The Sugar Act was in 1764, the Stamp Act was in 1765, the Declaratory Act was in 1766, and the Townshend Acts was in 1767.
We went back to "Undisturbed Isolationism". We cut ourselves off diplomatically for the most part from many European powers out of fear of being brought into another World War. America was completely and only about America.
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Here are the matches for your French Revolution items:
G. The Directory
- 1. A five-man body that came to power after Robespierre was removed from power. They faced many political enemies and even foreign enemies of France
A. Estates General
- 2. Delegates of the three estates that come together in a representative body.
F. First Estate
- 3. Made up of the clergy (people ordained for religious duties)- about 130,000 people
D. "The Terror"
- 4. A period of the French Revolution that went from about March 1793 to July 1794 during which many people deemed enemies of the revolution were ruthlessly executed by the ruling faction. Up to 40,000 people were executed as accused enemies.
C. Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
- 5. Like the US Declaration of Independence, it drew on the ideas of “natural law” from a divine creator. It stated that “Men are born and remain free and equal in rights”. They also said that that the rights included liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression.
B. Third Estate
- 6. The rest of the people of France, known as the “commoners”. Ranging from merchants and tradesmen to poor rural peasants. About 26 million people
E. Second Estate
- 7. Made up of 400,000 nobles or aristocrats.
