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Period: 1550 to
Scientific Revolution
It was a series of events that establishes the beginning of modern science when developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology, and chemistry transformed the views of society about nature. -
Period: 1550 to
Enlightenment
The enlightenment was when a series of ideas that proposed a government that applied equality and liberty rather than absolute monarchies and feudalism. -
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Enlightenment Absolutism
When the monarch keeps his total power but uses it to maintain the good of the people -
Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution consisted of a series of events that occurred between 1688-89 that led to the deposition of James II. -
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Seven Years War
The war of Britain and Prussia, who emerged in the ascendant, against France and Austria, resulting from the commercial and colonial rivalry between Britain and France and from the conflict in Germany between Prussia and Austria. -
Stamp Act
It was when the British government taxed every type of paper used in the thirteen colonies (now the U.S.A.). -
Boston Tea Party
In this event, colonists decided to throw all the tea from the British ships to the water to protest high taxes. -
First Continental Congress
In response to British actions. Its members urged colonists to form militias. -
Second Continental Congress
Created the Continental Army. George Washington was its command -
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American Independence
It lasted 10 years.It concludes in the the formation of the United States and the constitution and bill of rights laid the foundations for a new federal system of government. -
USA Declaration of Independence
The declaration states that “…all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” Written by Thomas Jefferson -
Treaty of Paris Recognized American Independence