Timeline of unit 1

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    Civil war

    Conflict between the supporters of Parliament and the monarchy
  • Charles I was executed

  • Charles II was the new king

    He had to accept the control of Parliament
  • The habeas corpus was approved

    The habeas corpus was a text that guaranteed individual freedoms and prevented the king from using arbitrary detention
  • Second revolution

    Parliament offered the crown to the Dutch prince William of Orange
  • Period: to

    War of Spanish Succession

  • Period: to

    Nueva Planta Decrees

  • United States Declaration of Independence