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civil disturbances in France between 1648 - 1653 attempted to curb growing royal power
Metacom’s War (1675 - 1678)
also called King Philip’s War, was in part a result of English colonists using underhanded tactics in their continuing pressure to control Native American lands
Ana Nzinga (ruled 1624 - 1663)
ruler of Angola
Ndongo
where Ana Nzinga ruled; modern-day Angola in south-central Africa
Matamba
where Nzinga fled during her rebellion of the Portugese
Black Sea
a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean located between Eastern Europe, the Caucasus Mountains, and Western Asia
Steppes
a dry, grassy plain.
Yemelyan Pugachev
a Cossack who started a peasant rebellion against Catherine the Great in 1774 in Russia
Pugachev Rebellion
the peasant rebellion started by Yemelyan Pugachev
Maratha Empire
a Hindu empire started by the Maratha - a Hindu warrior group who fought the Mughals & ended their rule
Pueblo Revolt
two indigenous groups - the Pueblo and Apache - fought against the Spanish in 1680
Maroon Wars
a series of wars fought from 1728 - 1740 and 1795 - 1796 where enslaved people in the Caribbean and former Spanish territories in the Americas fought to gain freedom
Queen Nanny
led her people through guerilla warfare to victory against the British colony
Gloucester County Rebellion
the first documented slave rebellion; slaves and white indentured servants demanded freedom in Virginia, 1663
Mohegan and Pequot
Native America groups who sided with the english during Metacom’s War
Wampanoag
the Native America tribe that ended the Metacom’s War
Jamed II
a Catholic king of England king in 1685
William of Orange
James II’s nephew & son-in-law who wanted to invade England & become the new king
Mary II
James II’s daughter
Glorious Revolution (1688 - 1689)
the series of events which culminated in the exile of King James II and the accession of William and Mary to the throne, strengthened the power of the Parliament, and forbade Catholics
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