THE AGE OF REVOLUTION

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    Queen Elizabeth

    Queen Elizabeth
    England was ruled by a Tudor monarchy in the 1500s (Ignitia.com Editors). Their last Tudor era was Queen Elizabeth I, ruling for 50 years and being one of the most powerful Queens (Ignitia.com Editors). She had also headed a glorious era of British history (Ignitia.com Editors).
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    English Divine Right (Roundheads)

    English Divine Right (Roundheads)
    The Roundheads, their leader was a stern, military man named Oliver Cromwell (Ignitia.com Editors). Cromwell thoroughly trained his Puritan troops before leading them into combat (Ignitia.com Editors). His troops, the "Ironsides," went into battle against the poorly trained Cavaliers (Ignitia.com Editors).

  • Establishment of Congress

    Establishment of Congress
    The Congressman tried to stay as loyal Englishmen for a while (Ignitia.com Editors). They attempted to complete this task by petitioning their king for redress of their grievances (Ignitia.com Editors). But after this Conditions did not improve (Ignitia.com Editors).

  • Monarchs

    Monarchs
    France was an unstable and limited monarchy (Ignitia.com Editors). With Louis XV being an absolute monarch, France was troubled (Ignitia.com Editors). There was nothing anybody could do because the U.S. Constitution had not been made yet (Ignitia.com Editors).
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    English Revolution

    The Parliament ended the English Revolution (Ignitia.com Editors). The Revolution consisted of the Cavaliers and the Roundheads (Ignitia.com Editors). The English Revolution placed the reins of British power in the hands of Parliament and gave her people a welcome voice in determining their future (Ignitia.com Editors).
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    Louis XV

    Louis XV was a very lazy king and had an attitude towards his people (Ignitia.com Editors). He had split the people of France up into three classes, the clergy, the nobles, and the middle-class/peasants (Ignitia.com Editors). His grandson, Louis XVI had been Louis's successor and he had taken over France from Louis XV (Ignitia.com Editors).

  • French and Indian War.

    French and Indian War.
    The French and Indian war had mainly started over the greed for the upper Ohio River, and its land (Ignitia.com Editors). This war was also named the Seven Years War (Ignitia.com Editors). England had entered the war and had eventually won taking over most of the new world (Ignitia.com Editors).

  • Meeting of Colonial Representatives

    Meeting of Colonial Representatives
    This was also known as the Albany Convention, held in 1754 (Ignitia.com Editors). Representatives had come in from many states to form a plan (Ignitia.com Editors). They held a meeting in a secret session, the body rejected a plan for reconciling British authority with colonial freedom (Ignitia.com Editors).
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    Louis XVI

    Louis XVI was the grandson and successor of Louis XV and had taken over France to try and fix what Louis XV had done to the country (Ignitia.com Editors). Louis XVI tried to fix the country, but the people of France knew he couldn't due to his stubbornness and hesitation due to making decisions (Ignitia.com Editors). Louis XVI put forth a plan he hoped would be successful in halting the critical economic slide (Ignitia.com Editors)

  • Napoleon's reign over France

    Napoleon's reign over France
    Napoleon Bonaparte had reigned over France for many years, and he had conquered it in 1799 (Ignitia.com Editors). Many people loved the fact that Napoleon had conquered France because it brought so much goodness to France (Ignitia.com Editors). Napoleon had eventually been stopped by the French government but came back to take control a few years later (Ignitia.com Editors).