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1492
Discovery of the new world
The new world was discovered by Christopher Columbus. -
Oct 31, 1517
95 Thesis
Martin Luther put a document on the door of the catholic church to accuse them of selling indulgences. This sparked the protestant movement -
Creation of the Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Nantes was a document signed by Henry IV to give religious freedoms to the Huguenots in France. It was one of the first European documents to grant religious freedom -
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English civil war
King Charles I disagreed with parliament. A war broke out between those agreeing with parliament and those agreeing with the king.
The war was ended with the execution of Charles -
Revoking the Edict of Nantes
When revoked the protestants lost all religious liberties they had previously had. This document was revoked by Louis XIV of France and it caused a lot of Huguenots to move to other countries. -
Glorious Revolution
The glorious revolution was a battle between parliament and James II of England. IT was a bloodless war that ended with William and Mary taking the throne, and James fleeing. -
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American Revolution
The American revolution was what caused the formation of the United States. It included the boston tea party and the Declaration of Independence. It was a revolt of the colonists against BRitain. -
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French REvolution
The revolters had a slogan "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity or death!"
IT was during the reign of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI who were both beheaded -
Congress of vienna
The Congress of Vienna was a gathering of prussia, russia, britain, france, and austria on how to fix the government after the reign pf Napoleon. The decided to return rulership to the families who previously ruled. -
Japan opens Trade
The U.S. Government sent Matthew Perry to Japan. He went and said he would return 1 year later and if trade wasnt open he would attack
