Colonial America

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  • Period: 1509 to 1547

    Henry VIII (Britain)

    -split from Catholics
    -6 wives, beheaded 2
    -Anglican Church
    -Protested Catholicism
    -Bloody Mary (killed Protestants)

  • Edict of Nantes (France)

  • Period: to

    Louis XIV (France)

    -Absolute monarchy
    -Religious harmony
    -Wanted all to be Catholic
    -Big army of 400,000 men
  • Period: to

    Oliver Cromwell (Britain)

    -Led commonwealth of England
    -Not part of a royal family
    Dominated civil war and became a leader
    -Not well-liked
    -Richard Cromwell took over after 1 year
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    Charles II (Britain)

    -Dissolved parliament
    -Cousins w/ Louis XIV
    -Tried to introduce religious freedom

  • Charles V of Spain (Spain)

    -MERCANTILISM
    -Maximize exports and minimize imports
    -Acquire as much silver & gold as possible

  • William Penn (U.S.A.)

    -Was granted a tract of land from Charles II
    -This land became Pennsylvania/Delaware
    -Democracy

  • René Robert Cavelier (France)

    -Expedition to Ohio River
    -Found New France

  • Pierra le Moyne d'Iberville (U.S.A)

    -Went to Canada
    -Find Louisiana and New Orleans