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Growth in Agriculture.
During this time period, Europe went into a massive expansion in Agriculture. This was due to the massive growth of towns and cities in Europe which was more prominent within the Dutch Republic, England. They both had very limited farmland which meant they had to focus heavily on finding new ways to increase their food production into farmable ones in order to feed the growing population. To show how massive this growth was, the city of Amsterdam's population grew to 30,000 to 200,000. -
The Dutch and Anglo War
The Anglo-Dutch wars were a series of conflicts mainly fought between the Dutch Republic and England. The first three occurred in the second half of the 17th century over trade and overseas colonies while the fourth was fought a century later. Almost all the battles were naval engagements fought at sea. The war ended at 1674 -
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The height of the Atlantic slave trade
This time period saw the height of the Atlantic slave trades as more slaves were demanded in the new world to work the many plantations. -
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British and French mercantilism wars
When colonies were made in the new world and else way like India the two superpowers who held the most power were Britain and France who then got into a trade war on who can secure the most resources, exporting manufactured goods as much as possible while importing as little as possible. This trade war ended when Britain won the seven-year war. -
John Wesley revival int eh Church of England
John Wesley was an English cleric, theologian, and evangelist who was a leader of a revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The societies he founded became the dominant form of the independent Methodist movement that continues to this day. -
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The Seven Year's War
The Seven Year's War began with the official declaration of war between France and England despite there being prior skirmishes before the war even began. The war despite having the name French and Indian war was actually a global conflict that happened everywhere in the forests of America, to the fields of Europe and the Plains of India. When the war ended the treaty of Paris was signed that France had to cede its possessions in India and North America. -
Battle of Leuthen
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Louis the XV
In 1763 King Louis the XV of France decides to expel the Jesuits away from France. One of the first serious conflicts that disturbed the early reign of Louis XV was a battle within the Catholic Church over a Papal Bull called Unigenitus. The Bull was requested by Louis XIV of Pope Clement XI and granted on 8 September 1713. The religious tensions would haunt the king as a religious dissent throughout his reign. -
The start of the Revolutions
The American Revolutionary war was the beginning of all revolutions across the world and it inspired France to do so as well. The revolution started as a protest against taxations and the lack of representation in the British parliament. Then when the Boston Tea party and massacre began it escalated into a full-blown rebellion in 1763. -
The US constitution and the storming of the Bastille.
In 1789 the United States officially created and ratified the US Constitution which would be our Constitution even now. Another event, however, was also occurring which was the storming of Bastille in France which started the French revolution. -
Napoleonic Era
The Napoleonic Era began when Napoleon took power in France as the revolution started to go badly. He restored much of the Catholic Church remaking it into the state religion and began to repair France's problems by doing public works. He would eventually go to war with most of Europe and despite him being outnumbered he would win many battles and extend Frances territory to its greatest in its history. -
Napoleons downfall
Napoleon wanted much greater glory as he egos demand it so he decides to invade Russia and claim it for France. However, the Russians prolong his Campaign which eventually landed Napoleon's army into the harsh winter where more of his men would die due to winter attrition than combat. With the loss of his greatest army, he was forced to surrender and abdicate against the collation forces led by Britain. -
Waterloo
Napoleon would attempt one more battle to secure his throne but was defeated by the Duke of Wellington at the battle of Waterloo and was exiled far away from Europe in St.Helana.
