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Thirty year's war
The thirty years war had started in 1618 over most of Europe due to multiple reasons such as commercial disputes, different beliefs and religions. The war had resulted in heavy casualties having about 450,000 deaths from combat and many more from disease related sickness. The War had ended in 1648 after the Treaty of Westphalia and the European boundaries and land had changed dramatically. -
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Thirty year's war
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English bill rights
The English Bill of Rights was made by the rulers of England, William III and Mary II. This act had given the people civil rights and some power of their own. With that power the act had given parliament more power than its monarchy. The Bill had contained all of the 13 rights some of which had influenced the U.S Bill of rights and U.S constitution. -
War of the Austrian succession
The War of the Austrian succession started because of Maria Theresa taking the Austrian throne. The reason people didn't like this was because she was not supposed to as it was ineligible to inherit her fathers lands. There were many smaller wars during this period such as The war on Jenkins ear and King Georges war. In the end Maria Theresa still held her power and the war had ended with a treaty, but not much had been resolved. -
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War of the Austrian succession
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Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was put upon the colonists and had required that every person that sent an envelope had to buy an English stamp. This was a huge problem for the colonists as it was Taxation without representation. This means that the colonists were being taxed by someone they did not want to represent or be apart of. The Stamp act was one of the major Acts that had lead up to the American revolution. -
American Revolution
The American Revolution was an eight year war where the Americans had fought for their freedom from the English. The war had many battles such as bunker hill, Lexington and concord and York town. There were many contributors that were important to American history like George Washington, John Locke, Benjamin Franklin and others. after the eight years of war, the Colonists had won and gained their freedom. -
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American Revolution
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Treaty of Paris
The treaty of Paris was made to signify the peace between the British and the colonists after the American Revolution. The Treaty of Paris was signed at The hotel d'york by representatives from both America and Britain. The Treaty had helped the colonists expand to our America today. -
French Revolution
The French Revolution was a turning point in the french government's power. The People of France had been outraged by the poor harvests because of the governments greed and because of the Prices of everyday things like food, water, clothes. Most of the people who started the Revolution were the poor and peasants. the war lasted for ten years until 1799 when Napoleon Bonaparte took over. -
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French Revolution
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Storming of the Bastille
The Bastille was a castle like armory, it was attacked by the people of France due to recurring issues with their government. The attack had kick started the French revolution. -
Tennis court Oath
The tennis court oath was established during the French revolution and was made to show that the people should have the power to say and do whats wrong and whats right and how to be politically correct. The Oath was signed in a Tennis Court by over 500 deputies and was made into a painting later on. -
Reign of terror
The reign of terror was a period during the French Revolution where an organised group that had ruled over France at the time would have public executions and killings multiple times over the course of a year. The man in charge, Robespierre, had been executed himself ending the Reign of terror -
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Reign of terror
