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30 Cards in this Set
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1713 treaty ending the war of Spanish succession
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Utrecht
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What is mercantilism
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Export more than you import
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Who were in the quadruple alliance?
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Composed of England, Netherlands, Austria, and France
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Where did Britain get the asiento privaledge?
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Treaty of Utrecht
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What was the asiento privaledge?
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It let Britain control Spain's slave trade
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One cause of the War of Jenkins ear
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Britain started to increase their pirateering
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Leader of Prussia during the war of Austrian succession
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Frederick the Great
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Who was the first prussian king to use their army?
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Frederick the Great
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Who started to support Spain against the British in the War of Jenkins ear?
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France
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What two conflicts merged due to France supporting Spain in the 1740s?
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Austrian succession and Jenkin's Ear
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Treaty that ended the war of Austrian succession
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Aix-La-Chapelle
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Defensive alliance between Britain and Prussia
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Convention of Westminster
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1756 – 1763 war
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7 Years war
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7 Years War in the Americas was known as
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The French and Indian War
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Leader of the British during the 7 years war
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William Pitt the Elder
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Treaty that ended the 7 years war
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Paris (1763)
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Who became to dominate trade after the 7 years war?
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Britain
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Who was the British king during the American Revolution
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George III
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What was the proclamation of 1763?
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Said that colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian mountains
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Peter III of Russia's wife
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Catherine the Great
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What did the Charter of Nobility do?
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Guaranteed by law the noble’s rights over their serfs; the old boyars who hated Peter the Great ended up liking Catherine the Great a lot better
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massive peasant serf rebellion in Russia (1773 – 1775)
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Pugachev’s Rebellion
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Invented the seed drill
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Jethro Tull
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introduced the concept of crop rotation to England
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Townsend
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improved animal breeding; was important because it produced more fresh milk and more meat to the Europeans
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Blakewell
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produced a book called “Annals of Agriculture” and this served as an encyclopedia and spread ideas
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Young
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invented the flying shuttle
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Kay
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invented the Spinning Jenny
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Hargreaves
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invented the Water frame
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Arkwright
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invented the Steam Engine
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James Watt
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