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Birth
Alexandrina Victoria was born on May 24,1819 to a poor royal family. Her mother the Duchess of Kent and father the Duke of Kent went to extreme measures to get from Germany to England to make sure Victoria was born in England. As a result her family was always in debt, owing multiple people money from their trip.
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Becoming Queen of England
Queen Victoria came to throne at 18 years of age. One year later her official coronation made her queen of England. She lived in Kensington Palace, then later moved into Buckingham Palace.
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Opium Wars
China and the Western Nations battled over trade issues. There were 2 different wars one from (1839-42), and the other from (1856-60). these wars marked the start of a new era of "unequal treaties" and other issues with the Qing Soverighty, that helped weaken and later diminish the dynasty in favor of republican China in the early 20th century.
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Becoming a wife
Queen Victoria married Albert of Saxe-Coburg. The wedding was held in the Westminster Abbey Church in London. Albert would not have more power then his wife,but Victoria still worried about him trying to control her because of their fights in the past. Many British citizens were upset with the Queen for marring a foreigner, so Victoria and her advisers didn't allow Albert any rights to make political decisions for England.
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"The Chartist Movement"
London faced a small crisis called "The Chartist Movement". It wasn't a full-out revolution but the British working class had made a petition for Parliament to give them social and economic reforms. The 6 main issues for the Chartists campaigned for was a vote for all men (over 21), the secret ballot, no property qualification to become a MP, payment for MP's, electoral districts of equal size, and annual elections for Parliament.
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Panama Railroad
The Panama Railroad opened as the first locomotive travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean travel route. This saved many people a lot of hassle of trying to get from continent to continent. This railroad system pulled in a lot of money from so many people using it for transportation.
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The Pottawatomie Massacre
A man named John Brown and his free state volunteers murdered 5 men that were settled on the Pottawatomie Creek in Kansas. The 5 men murdered were apart of the Pro-Slavery Law and Order Party, but not themselves slave owners. The men that killed the men were only killing then because they only thought they were slave owners.
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Albert's Death
Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert died of Typhoid Fever. This is very significant to Victoria and England because the Queen took a complete turn in her ruling and withdrew herself from the public. Queen Victoria stopped living in Buckingham Palace and went to a more remote location such as Windsor Castle. Victoria was extremely emotional for her husbands passing. About a year later she found herself in a relationship with a Scottish servant named John Brown.
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Virginia's Split
in 1863 the Western part of Virginia was going to the union and driving out solders, but the rest of Virginia didn't want to so they ended up splitting into to separate states. It is still split to this day. I believe the split was for the best, so we weren't at war with ourselfs.
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Sand Creek Massacre
In the United States, miners invading the Colorado territory, angering Cheyanne and Arapaho Indians. War broke out against the Indians and Whites. The Indian chief wanted peace and settled, while the Military Commander, Colonel Chivington his main intent was to kill Indians, he ended out killing about 700 men in the Massacre of Sand Creek.
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Returning to the Throne
Victoria and her son Edward attended a public service at Saint Paul's Cathedral. This is signifying the return of the Queen to the public. From then on she played her roll of queen with no interruptions.
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Banana Cultivation
Costa Rica started a banana cultivation and it is still going on to this day! this cultivation is about the major exports of bananas to the rest of the world. This increased Costa Rica's economy greatly. The banana exports are still going on today and are still bringing in huge profits.
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Empress of India
Queen Victoria was offered the title of Empress of India, she accepted the title. The Conservative Prime Minister of India, declared Victoria the Empress of India. This was only a gesture to link Britain and India closer together. Queen Victoria gladly became Queen of England and Empress of India.
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Golden Jubilee
Victoria's Golden Jubilee was the celebration of her 50 years of being queen. Nearly 500,000 people gathered at the streets of London. The celebration was held in the Westminster Abbey in London.
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Diamond Jubilee
Queen Victoria celebrated the 60th anniversary of her reign as Queen of England. England was striving making Victoria a very popular and successful ruler in all time. This is very important because people wanted Victoria to stay queen as long as she could.
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Death
The tragic day that England never wanted to come but Queen Victoria died of a Intracerebral hemorrhage. She passed surrounded by her loved ones. She was then buried next to her late husband Albert, in an identical mausoleum. " by the time Victoria died, she had become an idol, known and loved more for her long reign, her memorable public appearances, and personal dignity then for any policies she had effected or causes she had supported"(Swisher).
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