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44 Cards in this Set
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Louis XIV
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absolutist king of France 1661 - 1715, took control of the military
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Charles II of Spain
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Last Spanish Habsburg ruler (couldn't have children), death led to question of the future of Spain an its possession
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Balance of Power
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the idea that if one nation becomes too powerful all others ally against it to preserve their independence
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William III of Orange
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Dutch stadholder, later became king of England
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Baroque
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an artistic style that played with lighting, colors (subtle and distinct), interior spaces, and the natural human shape
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Arminius
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leader if the less strict Dutch Calvinists
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Bank of Amsterdam
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converted the varying currencies into the stable gold florin, financial leader of Europe until French Revolution
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Estates General
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General legal body of the United Provinces (Dutch)
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Treaty of Nimwegen
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treaty in which Louis XIV agreed to leave the Dutch provinces
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Puritain
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extreme Calvinist
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plantation of Ulster
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Scottish Presbyterians move to N Ireland
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Anglicans
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followers of the church of England (protestant)
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James I of England
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Ruler after Elizabeth, believed in absolutism and the divine right of kings
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divine right of kings
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kings chosen to rule by god
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Charles I of England
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Ruler after James I (his father), believed in absolutism and the divine right of kings
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ship-money
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funds Charles I wanted to build a standing navy in England
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Long Parliament
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1640-1660 no new elections, sided with Scottish against Charles I
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Solemn League and Covenant
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England, Ireland, and Scotland all become Presbyterian
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Roundheads and the New Modern Army
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Parliamentary forces
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Oliver Cromwell
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commander in the New Model Army who took over England after Charles I was defeted
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Pride's Purge
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Colonel Pride reduced the Long Parliament into the Rump Parliament
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Rump Parliament
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The Long Parliament with all those opposed to Cromwell removed
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Commonwealth
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British Isles under Cromwell
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Levellers
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radical party
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Quakers
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society of friends
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Instrument of Government
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constitution after the abolishment of the rump that made Cromwell Lord Protector
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Charles II
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son of Charles I, ruled after Cromwell, favored Catholicism and Louis XIV
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Dissenters
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anti - Anglican Puritans
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Act of settlement of 1662
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decentralized poor law, made each parish responsible for their poor people
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1670 secret treaty of Dover
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Signed by Charles II, agreed to war against the Dutch when France does
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James II
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son of Charles I, ruled after his brother Charles II, pro-Catholic/Louis XIV
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Whigs
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political fraction against the king
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Tories
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political fraction for the king
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Bill of Rights
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no law could be suspended by the king, no taxes or armies could be raised w/o parliamentary consent, and due process of the law
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pretenders
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James II and his decedents
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1689 toleration act
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allowed dissenters to practice religion
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United Kingdom of Great Britain
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England + Scotland
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Bank of England and the British national debt
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created when the British first use their financial might against the French
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Glorious Revolution
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James II booted and William III of Orange made king
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salons
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cultural centers in France
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The Fronde
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failed noble rebellion that made the middle class support a strong king
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Absolutism
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could be influenced by others, but the king was not legally bound to anyone
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Colbert
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minister, revolutionized economy, mercantilist, 5 great farms - biggest trade union in France
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old regime
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before bourbon rule
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