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The war was a religious conflict that resulted in the death of 8 million people. Many died of disease and famine. The Emperor wanted to make everyone be Roman Catholics, taking away their religious freedom. In the end, states were formed and the people in each state had to follow the rules in that state, not any religious groups.
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The English Bill of Rights created a constitutional monarchy in England, meaning the king or queen acts as head of state but his or her powers are limited by law. The English Bill of Rights was a template for the US Bill of Rights.
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Between 1740 and 1748, most of Europe’s great powers were involved in a conflict caused by the question of Maria Theresa’s succession to the Austrian Habsburg crown. In the end of the war and all the fight she was recognized as the ruler of Austria.
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The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British Parliament. The act, which imposed a tax on all paper documents in the colonies, they did it to regain funds lost in the Seven Year War. The event is important because the people who were taxed got upset.
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The Revolutionary War also known as the American Revolution arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies and the colonial government, which represented the British crown. It was important because it allowed them to sign the peace treaties and recognize the independence of the US.
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The Treaty of Paris formally ended the American Revolutionary War. American statesmen Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay negotiated the peace treaty with representatives of King George III of Great Britain. In the Treaty of Paris, the British Crown formally recognized American independence and ceded most of its territory east of the Mississippi River to the United States. It was impornant to grow the nation.
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A crowd of about 1,000 armed civilians gathered in front of the Bastille around mid-morning on the 14th and demanded the surrender of the prison. Negotiations began but, a few hours later, the angry crowd attacked the undefended outer courtyard and cut the drawbridge chains. They signified the fall of the monarchy and royal authority.
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The French Revolution was a watershed event in modern European history that began in 1789 and ended in the late 1790s with the ascent of Napoleon Bonaparte. During this period, French citizens razed and redesigned their country’s political landscape, uprooting centuries-old institutions. The French Revolution played a critical role in shaping modern nations by showing the world the power inherent in the will of the people.
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The Tennis Court Oath was a commitment to a national constitution and representative government, taken by delegates at the Estates-General at Versailles. It has become one of the most iconic scenes of the French Revolution. At the séance royale that followed, the king promised several major political and legal reforms but refused to disband the Three Estates.
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The Reign of Terror was a period in the French Revolution characterized by brutal repression. The Terror originated with a centralized political regime that suspended most of the democratic achievements of the revolution and intended to pursue the revolution on social matters. Its stated aim was to destroy internal enemies and conspirators and to chase the external enemies from French territory.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Reign-of-Terror
