-
-
-
Galileo was put on trial for his new conflicting ideas of the universe.
-
The Government controlled trade, and guilds had monopolies on certain types of trade.
-
The English Civil War was fought between Charles I and Parliament (led by Oliver Cromwell)
-
King Louis XIV reigned for 72 years and felt entitled to be an absolute monarch (calling himself the "Sun King").
-
This treaty ended The Thirty Years' War, one of the most destructive conflicts in the history of Europe.
-
These acts specified that any imports must be carried on English ships.
-
Hobbes wrote "The Leviathan" to express his ideas of civil government.
-
-
Charles II returned to the English Throne.
-
The Test Acts prevented those who were not a member of the Church of England from holding a place in public office.
-
During Peter's reign, he attempted to restore Russia as a great nation.
-
The defeat of the Ottoman's outside of Vienna is usually regarded as the beginning of the decline of the Ottoman Empire.
-
Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes, taking away freedoms the Protestants gained through the Edict of Nantes.
-
Philosophers began to question human nature and laws. They also wrote books to spread their ideas.
-
-
James II was replaced with the joint monarchy of his protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William of Orange.
-
John Locke wrote "Two Treatises of Government" to share his ideas of human nature, freedom, and law.
-
-
New farming techniques made growing crops easier and more efficient.
-
-
-
Maria Theresa ruled during the War of Austrian Succession
-
Frederick the Great ruled Prussia during the War of Austrian Succession and invaded Silesia.
-
England declares war on France, successfully pushing them out of America.
-
A book detailing Rousseau's ideas of a perfect man, woman, and other parts of society.
-
-
Poland was split in three by Catherine II
-
-
America wanted freedom from British rule.
-
Smith expresses his ideas of an economic system with open competition and no government control.
-
French citizens wanted to redesign their country's political landscape.
-
The largest and most successful slave rebellion, which also freed the colony of French rule.
-
Mary Wollstoncraft writes about the rights women should have and how women should be treated equal.
-
Edward Jenner created the first successful vaccine, which cured smallpox.
-
Bonaparte rose through the military ranks during the French Revolution and seized political power in France in 1799.
-
Previously common land is changed into fenced off private land. ((I couldn't get an exact year ;-;))
