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Thirty Year's War
The Thirty Year's War started from 1618 to 1648. It's still considered being the longest and most brutal war in history. The war resulted in famine and disease which affected many people and the many deaths during battles make it the most brutal of them all. The conflict was between the Catholic and Protestant States though the reason for it all deteriorated as time went on. This event in time was important because of how it changed Western Europe of its religious and political ways. -
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights is the constitutional law of England that specified constitutional and civil rights and marks who will be next in line to inherit the Crown. After the overthrow of King James II, William II, and Mary II became co-rulers of England and signed the act in 1689. This event is known to be credited with having inspired the U.S. Bill of Rights. -
War of the Austrian Succession
The War of the Austrian Succession started in 1740 and ended in 1748. The war began when Frederick II of Prussia invaded Silesia. When Charles VI died, the only heir to the throne was his daughter Maria Theresa. However, Salic law prohibited royal inheritance by a woman so Frederick II took advantage of it. It ends with the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748 which hailed Maria Theresa an Archduchess of Austria and the Queen of Hungary, but the Prussians kept control of Silesia. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act of 1765 was to raise money to contribute to paying the costs of protecting the American frontier. American colonists had to pay tax on every piece of paper used. There was a tax on legal documents, newspapers, even playing cards. Colonists saw this as unfair because they thought the British Parliament didn't have a right to be taxing them. They believed if they would be taxed, it should be by their own legislature and is why they got mad towards the Stamp Act. -
American Revolution
The American Revolution started in 1775 and ended in 1783. It started from the conflict between the community of Great Britain's 13 North American colonies and the colonial government. Their disagreements with each other stemmed into an armed battle for their own independence. When the French sided with the Continental Army, they eventually got the British to surrender in 1781. Even after the Americans had won their independence, they still had disputes between one another until 1783. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolution in 1783. Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay made an agreement about the peace treaty with King George III. The British Crown gave their land east of the Mississippi River over to the United States. In doing so, it doubled the size of the new nation and paved the way for westward expansion. -
French Revolution
The French Revolution started in 1789 and ended in the late 1790s. During the French Revolution, citizens redesigned their political landscape. It was realized that King Louis XIV's economic policies weren't something they should carry on after his death. They didn't accomplish all their wishes for their country but the French Revolution made a big impact on future nations by showing how much power can lie within people. -
Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath of 1789 started when the Third Estate realized that if there was any chance at reform, the clergy and the nobility would outvote them. When seeing that they could not go inside their usual meeting hall in Versailles, they concluded that King Louis XVI was trying to disband them. So they had a meeting in a nearby indoor tennis court and made an oath. They swore to each other that they would never leave each other until a written constitution was established for France. -
Storming of the Bastille
The Storming of the Bastille started in 1789. The Bastille was a prison that kept political prisoners encaptured within its walls. Destroying the Bastille was a symbol that marked the start of the French Revolution. They fought for three hours and after a mass of 83 people dead; they opened the gates. This gave the commoners of France to stand up and fight against the people who had power over them for seemingly far too long. They also unfolded a series of events that overthrew King Louis XVI's. -
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a time during the French Revolution in 1793. The Revolutionary government executed anyone they thought would be against the Revolution at this point in time. They created terror for the people that were forced to be in between this conflict. In the Reign of Terror, 300,000 suspects were imprisoned, 17,000 were executed, and around 10,000 people died in prison before being put on trial.
