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23 Cards in this Set
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Printing Press/Moveable Type
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1445
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Martin Luther posts the 95 Theses
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1517
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Elizabeth is Queen of England
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1558-1603
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Columbus reaches the West Indies
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1492
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Treaty of Tordesillas
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1494
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Vasco de Gama reaches India
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1498
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Spanish Armada defeated by English
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1588
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Petition of Right signed by Charles I
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1628
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English Civil War ends with beheading of Charles I/Cromwell assumes control
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1649
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Habeas Corpus Act passed by Parliament
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1679
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The "Glorius Revolution" makes England a constitutional monarchy
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1688
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Height of the Englightenment era
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18th century (mid 1700's)
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English Bill of Rights Passed
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1689
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American Revolution ends with the surrender of the British at Yorktown
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1781
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US Constitution is ratified/Bill of Rights passed
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1787-1791
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Storming of the Bastille officially begins the French Revolution
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1789
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Louis XVI is executed
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1793
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Robespierre's Reign of Terror
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1793-1794
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US buys the Louisiana Purchase from the French
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1803
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Napoleon crowns himself emperor
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1804
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Battle of Trafalgar
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1805
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Napoleon invades Russia
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1812
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Congress of Vienna convened
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1814-1815
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