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The aim was to ensure a protestant succession to the English throne. For this reason Sophia of Hanover, granddaughter of James I, succeeded -
The war of the the Spanish succession broke out because of the issue over the inheritance of the Spanish territory after the death of Charles II -
Act of Union between England and Scotland, dissolution of the Parliament in Edinburgh. Creation of one single parliament in London -
max. 5.5% of the population could vote. Corruption, intimidation and disparities among the social classes were very high -
James Francis Edward Stuart known as the "Old pretender", was the leader of the first Jacobite rising in 1715 and then defeated -
John Wilkes was a political reformer and a radical PM. He was the author of the North Briton in which he claims transparency and representativity for the American Colonies in the parliament -
Charles Edward Stuart known as the "Young pretender", was the leader of the second Jacobite rising and then defeated in 1746 in the Battle of Culloden -
After the victory against Nawab of Bengal's troops and France,Britain became the leading economic and military power. East India companies gains more and more power -
global conflict, Franco British fighting in North America and India. Britain is the winner -
construction of canals to improve transportations -
Massacre between English soldiers and the American colonist because of taxes imposed by the British Empire like the stamp act or the sugar act -
The tea act was one of the numerous taxes imposed on the American colonist by the British Empire. Due to this taxation without representation, the American colonist decided to rebelled and throw chest of tea in the Boston Harbor. -
Philadelphia, Delegates from the American colonies decided to reunite in response to the Intolerable acts to discuss the America's future -
age of discoveries and mechanization> the steam engine was discovered and developed by James Watt and Matthew Boulton -
13 North American colonies finally won political independence from the British empire and went on the form of the United States of America. the revolution ended with the treaty of Paris in 1783 -
Adam Smith published Wealth of Nations in which he strongly critique mercantilism. in this period we can also see the birth of imperial economy. -
French citizens rebelled against their political situation like monarchy or aristocracy. They fought for liberty and equality. The revolution ended with the ascent of Napoleone Bonaparte -
Wolfe Tone was a non-secretarian republican man inspired by the French\American revolution. He was the founder and the leader of the Society of United Irishman, they fought for equality and a more independent and democratic Ireland.