Chapter 21

By samm2621
  • Period: May 9, 1500 to

    chapter 21

  • May 9, 1566

    Philips fleet was defeated

    Angry protestant mobs swept through Catholic Churches
  • May 9, 1571

    Pople called on all Catholic princes to take arms

    the pope wanted them to take arms against the mounting power of the ottoman empire

  • Philip launched the Spanish Armada

    Attempted to punish Protestant England

  • representatives from many Russian cities met to choose the next czar

    They chose Michael Romanov

  • The Thirty Years' War begins

    lasted till 1648

  • Louis invaded the spanish Netherlands

    gained 12 towns

  • Charles signed Petition of Rights

  • Habeas Corpus was passed

    gave every prisoner the right to obtain a writ or document ordering that the prisoner be brought before a judge

  • Louis XIV cancelled the Edict of Nantes

    Protected the religious freedom of Huguenots

  • Parliament drafted a Bill of Rights

    limites the royal power

  • Pter the Great embarked on the Grand Embassy

    His goal was to learn about european customs and industrial techniques

  • Peter began building a new city

    St.Perersburg

  • Treaty of Utrect was signed

    ended war of spanish succession

  • Maria Theresa succeeded her father

    just 5 months after Frederick II became king of Prussia

  • Seven Years War ended

    Didn't change the terrritorial situation in Europe