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Jul 18, 1215
Magna Carta was signed
Important land mark on th e way to democracy -
Jul 18, 1517
Beggining of Reformation
Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of Wittenberg's All Saints Church -
James I becomes Ruler
Elizabeth I died -
Mayflower lands at plymouth rock
puritans founded a colony at plymouth rock -
Charles I becomes ruler
James I died. -
petition of rights introduced
Gave people The right to go to the court -
Start of the civil War
Tore apart the country -
Charles I dies
He was Found guilty of treason and senteced to death -
Cromwell dies
that ended the republican experiment -
Charles II Became King of England
popular decision -
Charles II dies
created problem for parliment because his succsesor James II was openly Catholic -
The glorious revolution
Parliment invitited james' protestant daughtner Mary and her husband William to become king and Queen of England -
bill of rights
our constition in Canada restates the principles of the bill of rights -
Louis XV came to throne
Great gandfather louis IV Dies -
The seven years' war ends
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Lois XVI married marie antoinette
she was a member of the austrian royal family
Austriawas enemys with france so she was unliked from the start -
Louis XVI came to throne
did little to improve conditions for middle and lower class -
Louis XVI called the estaes general to meet at versailles
They hoped this meeting would rais enough money to put an end to the wide spread rioting -
Tennis Court oath
a pledge that they would continue meeting until France had a new form of government -
the fall of the bastille
troops sent to disperse the mob joined it instead -
Paris formed a new army called the National Guard
commanded by the Marquis de lafayette, a hero of the American revolution -
the great fear
peasents stormed the chateux of the aristocrats, burned them to the groundand killed hundreds of people -
National assembly met in versailles
declared all people equal before law -
decleration of the rights of man and the citizen
was past by the national assembly wich sets out basic rights the governments may overlook -
National assembly met in versailles
all feudal rights and privlages were abolished and serfdom was ended -
King queen and children tried to escape in disguise
they were recognized in VArennes, arrested and imprisoned -
Marat was murdered in his bath by Charlotte Corday
danton and robespherre would eventually take over the national assembly and the revolution -
Reign of Terror
Government passed a number of harsh laws designed to eliminate who disagrees with the radical jacobsins -
reign of terror
Government passed a number of harsh laws designed to eliminate who disagrees with the radical jacobins -
Danton stood up to government
he was beheaded -
Napolean won won brilliant victories in italy
he drove out the austrians and setup new french controlled republics. -
Napolean promised the people of italy freedom.
The promise to free them was overstated -
napolean helped to overthrow the government of France
Napolean adopted the title of first consul and set about improving french life in many ways. -
Napolean crowned himself emporer of france
he had complete control over the country's affairs. he even had a secret police force wch could arrest anyone for almost any reason -
war between canada and the united states
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Napolean assembled the largest army in europe at the time (about 600 000 soldiers)
he promised the soldiers of each nationality that they would be able to form there own countries after the war. -
Napolean was imprisoned
a british ship tok napolean to the island of st. helena, where he remined until his death