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Thirty Year’s War
How it started: The Thirty Years’ War started out as a battle between Catholic and Protestand states that were formed by the Holy Roman Empire.
What happened: More than 8 million victims caused from war battles as well as famine and illness caused by the war. In the end, the war changed the face of Europe and the role of religion and nation-states in society.
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English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights was an act signed into law in 1689 by William III and Mary II. The bill outlined certain constitutional and civil rights and ultimately gave Parliament power over the monarchy. It’s also credited as being an inspiration for the U.S. Bill of Rights
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War of the Austrian Succession
The war started when the Ruler of Austria died and the war was caused by the question of Maria Theresa’s succession to the Austrian Habsburg crown. During the war, Prussia tried to invade Austria with several other countries, and although they lost the Austrian province of Silesia, she did prove her right to rule.
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Stamp Act
How it started: The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first internal tax placed directly on the American colonists by the British Parliament. What happened: The Stamp Act imposed a tax on all paper documents in the colonies. At the time British Empire was deep in debt from the Seven Years’ War and looking to the American colonies as a revenue source. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/stamp-act -
American Revolution
How it started: The Revolutionary War arose from growing tensions between the 13 American colonies & the colonial government, which represented the British crown. What happened: The colonists were tired of the taxes Great Britain kept putting on them. The colonists decided they were going to become independent. They declared war on Britain, many native Americans took sides.
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Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolutionary War. Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and John Jay negotiated the peace treaty with representatives of King George III. In the Treaty of Paris, the British Crown formally recognized American independence and ceded most of its territory east of the Mississippi River to the United States. -
Tennis Court Oath
Tennis Court Oath, dramatic act of defiance by representatives of the nonprivileged classes of the French nation during the meeting of the Estates-General (traditional assembly) at the beginning of the French Revolution. -
French Revolution
During this period, French citizens redesigned their country’s political landscape, uprooting centuries-old institutions. The disturbance was caused by the French monarchy and the poor economic policies of King Louis XVI, who met his death by guillotine. Although it failed to achieve all of its goals and at times worsened into a chaotic bloodbath. The French Revolution played a critical role in shaping modern nations by showing the world the power inherent in the will of the people. -
Storming of the Bastile
In 1789, France prepared for revolution. Royals moved barrels of gunpowder to Bastille. two days later, peasants armed with weapons began to surround Bastille. The soldiers were able to hold the mob back, but as more and more peasants were converging on the Bastille, they raised a white flag of surrender over the fortress. Bastille’s gunpowder and cannons were seized. -
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a period of the French Revolution. With civil war spreading from the hostile armies surrounding France on all sides to Vendée. The Revolutionary government decided to take harsh measures against those suspected of being enemies of the Revolution. In Paris, a wave of executions followed these harsh measures.
