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Execution of Charles I of England
Charles surrendered in 1646. He failed a second time to defeat Parliament during the the Second Civil War in 1648. Parliament put him on trial for treason and he was executed. -
The Encyclopédie
The Encyclopedia, an enciclopedia edited in france under the direction of Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert. -
US Constitution
Supreme Law of the United States of America. -
Free trade with the USA
As decades passed, the general trend was toward higher tariffs to protect northern manufacturing; the trend culminated in the highly restrictive Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act.
