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Great Northern War between the Russian and Swedish Empires.
Also called the Second Northern War, military conflict in which Russia, Denmark-Norway, and Saxony-Poland challenged the supremacy of Sweden in the Baltic area. The war resulted in the decline of Swedish influence and the emergence of Russia as a major power in that region. -
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The War of the Spanish Succession
This was an European War that was triggered by the death in November 1700 of the childless Charles II of Spain. It established the principle that dynastic rights were secondary to maintaining the balance of power between different countries. -
Acts of Union
This was passed by the English and Scottish Parliaments, and led to the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain on 1 May of that year. -
The Great Frost
Lakes and rivers froze, livestock died from cold in their barns, chicken's combs froze and fell off, trees exploded and travellers froze to death on the roads. It was the coldest winter in 500 years. -
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Ottoman Empire
Former Turkish empire in Europe, Asia, and Africa, which lasted from the late 13th century until the end of World War IAlso called: Turkish Empire. -
Stamp Act
Instead of levying a duty on trade goods, the Stamp Act imposed a direct tax on the colonists. Specifically, the act required that, legal documents and printed materials must bear a tax stamp provided by commissioned distributors who would collect the tax in exchange for the stamp. The British imposed this act on the American colonist