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  • Isabella and Ferdinand unify Spain
    1469

    Isabella and Ferdinand unify Spain

    They unified by marriage, and the two kingdoms united.
  • Period: 1509 to 1547

    Henry VII resigns in England

    Was king of England and Lord of Ireland.
  • Elizabeth I reigns England
    1558

    Elizabeth I reigns England

    Considered one of the most glorious reigns.
  • Edict of Nantes

    Edict of Nantes

    It granted religious tolerance and equality
  • Don Quixote was published

    Don Quixote was published

    It was considered the first modern novel.
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    Thirty Years War

    A series of wars fought by various nations.
  • Petition of Right singed

    Petition of Right singed

    A document setting out specific individual protections against the state.
  • The Long Parliament

    They thought the king was forcing them to disband so they moved to a tennis court and took an oath. The oath was to never separate until a written constitution had been established for France.
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    Louis XIV reigns as king of France

    He ruled until his death
  • Peace of Westphalia is signed

    Peace of Westphalia is signed

    Ending the Thirty Years War
  • Thomas Hobbes published “Leviathan”

    One of the earliest and most influential examples of social contract theory.
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    Charles II reigns England

    He was also the kind of Scotland and Ireland
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    Peter the Great reigned as czar of Russia

    This was a turning point in history.
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    Glorious Revolution

    The Glorious Revolution is the sequence of events that led to the deposition of James II and VII
  • John Locke publishes “Two Treatises of Government”

    John Locke publishes “Two Treatises of Government”

    It was published anonymously.
  • English Bill of Rights signed

    English Bill of Rights signed

    Signed by William III and Mary II
  • Daniel Dafoe published "Robinson Crusoe"

    Daniel Dafoe published "Robinson Crusoe"

    Written with a combination of Epistolary, confessional, and didactic forms
  • Jonathan Swift publishes “Gulliver’s Travels”

    Jonathan Swift publishes “Gulliver’s Travels”

    There is four parts of the book.
  • Fredrick II reigns Prussia

    Fredrick II reigns Prussia

    King of Prussia
  • Baron de Montesquieu published "The Spirt of Laws"

    Baron de Montesquieu published "The Spirt of Laws"

    It is a comparative study of three types of government: republic, monarchy, and despotism.
  • Sabastian Bach height of his carrer

    Sabastian Bach height of his carrer

    Mass in B minor
  • Denis Diderot published his “Encyclopedia”

    Denis Diderot published his “Encyclopedia”

    “Encyclopedia” is a reference book.
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    Seven Years War

    Conflict between France and Great Britain.
  • Voltaire publishes “Candide”

    Best known work by Voltaire, reveals a world of horror and folly.
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    George II reigns England

    Frist truly British Monarch
  • Jean Jacque Rousseau publishes “Social Contract”

    Jean Jacque Rousseau publishes “Social Contract”

    Social Contract is French language book.
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    Catherine Great reigned Russia

    She expanded her border.
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    Joseph II reigns Austria

    Co-regent of Austria with his mother.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    Conformation in Boston, deadly riot.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    Political protest by the Sons of Liberty
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    A series of four laws.
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    Battle of Lexington and Concord

    It was known as the battle of the three emperors.
  • Adam Smith published "Wealth of Nations"

    Adam Smith published "Wealth of Nations"

    a Political protest against Britain for imposing taxation without representation.
  • Declaration of Independence signed

    Declaration of Independence signed

    Founding document of the 13 colonies.
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    Battle of Yorktown

    Surrender at Yorktown started at 10:30 am.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Ended the war of the American Revolution.
  • US Constitution ratified

    Longest living written character of the government.
  • Declaration of the Rights of Man

    Declaration of the Rights of Man

    Set by France’s National Constituent Assembly.
  • Tennis Court Oath

    A key movement that sent off the French Revolution.
  • Storming of Bastille

    Revolutionary insurgents attempted to storm and seize control of the medieval armory
  • Women’s march on Versailles

    A riot that took place during the French Revolution.
  • Declaration of Rights of Woman

    Declaration of Rights of Woman

    Written by a French feminist activist.
  • Mary Wollstonecraft published “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman”

    Mary Wollstonecraft published “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman”

    Made a pioneering and durably influential argument for women's equality.
  • National Convention Formed

    National Convention Formed

    It was established to replace the previous legislative bodies.
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    Radical Phase (French Revolution)

    France was made a republic and abolished the Monarch
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    Reign of Terror (French Revolution)

    A period in the French Revolution when people in France were arrested for not supporting the revolution.
  • The Committee of Public Safety created

    The Committee of Public Safety created

    It was created by the Convention.
  • Five Man Directory created

    Five Man Directory created

    Was a five-member committee in the first French republic
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    Battle of Trafalgar

    British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies during the War of the Third Coalition of the Napoleonic Wars
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    Battle of Austerlitz

    Known as the battle of the three emperors.
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    Napoleon Bonaparte becomes Emperor

    He ruled and was also an architect.
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    Battle of Leipzig

    Known as the Battle of Nations
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    Congress of Vienna

    A series of diplomatic meetings to discuss and agree on a layout of the European political and constitutional order
  • Napoleon exiled to Elba

    Napoleon exiled to Elba

    He was exiled on the Island of Elba.
  • Napoleon exiled to St.Helena

    Napoleon exiled to St.Helena

    He was exiled after he was defeated by the British.