Key words

• Democracy

  A system where everyone or all eligible people in a country have a say, usually by choosing representatives through voting.
• Rebellion

  A fight or rebellion against a government or social system using weapons.
• Founding Fathers

  A group of late 1700s American leaders who joined the thirteen colonies, led the Revolutionary War and helped create the USA.
• The Terror

  A time during the French Revolution marked by many killings and public executions.
• Liberalism

  A political and economic belief that focuses on personal freedom, equal chances for everyone and protecting basic rights like life, freedom and property.
• Abolition

  Stopping the slave trade in the British Empire.
• Abolition Bill

  The law that made the slave trade illegal in the British Empire.