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33 Cards in this Set
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Bills Of Exchange |
The Bills of Exchange Act 1882 is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament concerning bills of exchange. The Act was drafted by Sir Mackenzie Chalmers, who later drafted the Sale of Goods Act 1893 and the Marine Insurance Act 1906. |
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Castile |
Had a population of 8 million, and was the largest and richest area of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain/Portugal)
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Aragon |
Group of spanish states near Portugal made of Catalonia, Aragon, and Valencia. Future heir being Ferdinand. |
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Isabella |
Queen of Spawn, who would become the queen of Casile. Married Ferdinand to unite Spain. |
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Ferdinand |
King of Sicily and heir to Aragon, married Isabella to unite all of Spain |
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Philip the Fair |
Son of Queen Isabella, King of France taxed clergy to pay for a war; after much conflict with the Pope, he called the Estates General to request support |
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Charles V |
Hapsburg ruler of Spain from 1516-56. Elected Holy Roman Emperor in 1519. He defended the Hapsburg lands from the Ottomans and decided to split the Hapsburg Spanish and Holy Roman lands between his son, Philip II, and his brother, Ferdinand I. |
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Philip II |
Son of Charles V and a devout Catholic, he was the Hapsburg ruler of Spain from 1556-98. He led the Spanish Counter-Reformation but failed to invade Protestant England with his Spanish Armada. |
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Battle of Lepanto |
Spain assembled large fleets to fend off Ottoman forces but could not go at it forever. So, on 1571, both sides declared the Battle of Lepanto. The slightly outnumbered Spanish ships won against the Ottomans and this specific event ended Ottoman expansion into Europe. |
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Henry Tudor (VII) |
1st tudor king of england, brought England from War of Roses, uprooted nobility, ministers in middle class, Star Chamber, used marriage in foreign affairs |
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Star Chamber |
Court used to deal with public infractions of the peace made by Henry VII. Decorated with stars, no jury, popular at first criticized later. |
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Justices of the Peace |
England: Since England had no army or professional civil service bureaucracy, the Tudors relied on the support of these unpaid officials. The justices of the peace were influential landowners and handled the work of the local government by punishing criminals, enforcing laws, etc. |
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Catherine of Aragon |
daughter of Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain. Married to King Henry VIII. Did not produce a male heir. Divorced. Produced daughter Mary |
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Edward VI |
king henry viii's only son. sickly, and became king at 9 years old. since he wasn't capable of governing his country the protestant church was soon brought in through his advisors cromwell and cranmer. |
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The Act of Supremacy |
proclaimed king henry viii the supreme leader of the church of england, which meant that the pope was no longer recognized as having any authority within the country, and all matters of faith, ecclesiastical appointment, and maintenance of ecclesiastical properties were in the hands of the king. |
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Gentry |
People living in england with lots of money/land/power but no nobility |
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William Shakespeare |
He's shakespeare |
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Jamestown |
England's first colony on chesapeake bay. It was terrible, and people like hella starved. We killed indians too which is nice |
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Virginia Company |
Originally created Jamestown with the goal of finding silver and gold. Used a headright system to get more people and forced labor into the colony. Also created an elected assembly. Surrendered its charter in 1624 making Virginia the first royal colony. |
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Dutch Revolt |
(1566-79) Caused for religious reasons; Protestant Region in Northern Spanish Netherlands/Dutch Republic; they revolted against Spanish authority for political and religious independence from Spain |
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Louis XIV |
This bro like. Revoked the edict of nantez, prolonged the 30 years war, banned protestantism, darned france's economy UP |
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Thomas Hobbes |
Gambling that this isn't in the test. God help us |
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Mercantilism |
Money is power. Don't spend money. Hoard that stuff. Make your gold swimming pool. Be the donald duck. |
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L'etat c'est moi |
"I am The state" Louis XIV said it. He's a tool |
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War of the Spanish Succession |
(1701-1713) war over the successor of Charles II "the sufferer"; Charles had selected Philip V Bourbon, his grand-nephew and Louis XIV's grandson to succeed him, going against a previous agreement that he would be succeeded by an Austrian; an alliance of European powers with troops led by Eugene, Prince of Savoy, and John Churchill fought against French and Spanish troops; the war ended with the Peace of Utrecht |
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William II |
Ruler of the Netherlands who led a revolt for independence against Hapsburg Philip II of Spain. |
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King James I |
the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings (1566-1625) |
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Divine Right of Kings |
It's a god given right to rule, and nobody can judge the King but God himself |
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Charles I |
King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1625-1649). His power struggles with Parliament resulted in the English Civil War (1642-1648) in which Charles was defeated. He was tried for treason and beheaded in 1649 |
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John Pym |
A Parliamentary leader of the opposition to the throne. He led Parliament in refusing to give funds to the king until he gave into their grievances. |
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Grand Remonstrance |
List of complaints against Charles I which resulted in the English Civil War |
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The Act of Settlement |
1701, English Crown will pass to the protestant House of Hanover in Germany |
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The Glorious Revolution |
A reference to the political events of 1688-1689, when James II abdicated his throne and was replaced by his daughter Mary and her husband, Prince William of Orange. |
