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The Netherlands
dutch, gain independence from treaty of Westphalia, states general, “hodgepodge of states,”
parliamentary monarchy
political absolutism
James I
Charles I
Didn’t like pariament because it would not fund war with spain, petition of rights grant him those funds
1640 needed more funds war with scots, didn’t trust him, he invaded parliament and start civil war: cavaliers(king) vs roundheads(parliament)
Almost done
35
petition of rights
parliament issue, Charles could can funds for war if: no taxing, no prison without trial, no housing soldiers (quartering), no martial law, WITHOUT parliament
Almost done
36
oliver cromwell
reorganize roundhead army leading to success vs charles I, conquered scotland and ireland ruler as Lord Protector, establish PURITAN republic
Mastered
37
The Glorious Revolution
parliament and William iii of orange revolt against James II (catholic), james flee to france, william iii and mary ii (james protestand daughter) rule
Almost done
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Bill of Rights
reinstate constitutional monarchy/parliaments power, limit power of the monarch, grant civil liberties of english privileged classes
Almost done
39
Louis XIV
exemplify absolutism, king of france, attach nobles (domesticated them) to court at versailles
built palace of Versailles (cost about half france anual revenue), exemplifying baroque art, name himself the sun king, built army
make ministers preach divine right of kings (God chooses kings)
revoke edit of nantes- hugenots flee france
Almost done
40
Peter the Great
absolutist tsar of russia, visit western europe and upon return westernized russia, developed navy, wanted warm water port to communicate with the west (got one in the black sea, got one is the baltic sea or gulf of finland), where he built new/westernized capital St Petersburg,
also establish Holy Synod: govern church according to tsar secular requiments
Almost done
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Mercantalism
Government regulate trade in hope of increasing national wealth (gold/silver/bullion), best way for a nation to gain trade
belief that there is only a certain amount of wealth in the world
colonies to provide resources to home country
Mastered
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The Middle Passage
triangle: europe bring guns to Africa for slaves, slaves taken west indes for sugar, sugar taken back to europe
cotton, tobacco, sugar depend of slaves
terrible/cruel crossing conditions (refered to as middle passage) many died
Almost done
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The seven years war
Fredrick the Great(prussia) invade saxony germany- creating alliances he feared: france and austria, plus sweden russia and small german states
fredrick end up saving prussia with england financial support and russia(peter iii) switch sides
ended with treaty of huberstusburg which gave prussia power
Almost done
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Copernicus
polish astronomer, sun centered model (heliocentric universe), wrote on revolutions of heavenly spheres
Petition of Right
the Long Parliament
Cavaliers
Roundheads
Oliver Cromwell
Charles II
the Glorious Revolution
English Bill of Rights
Robert Walpole
Louis XIV
palace of Versailles
“divine right of kings”
Jansenism
War of the Spanish Succession
Duke of Orleans
parlements
Frederick William
Junkers
Peter the Great
Mercantilism
Philip V
Charles III
Peninsulares
Creoles
slavery (causes, conditions, effects)
The War of Jenkins’s Ear`
The War of Austrian Succession
Maria Theresa
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
Convention of Westminster
The Seven Years’ War
Treaty of Paris of 1763
William Pitt
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
George III
Intolerable Acts
John Wilkes
Yorkshire Association Movement
Effects of the American Revolution