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Volume 3: Early Modern Times b Flashcards

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Peter the Great becomes the czar of Russia

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1682

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The Ottoman Turks are defeated at Vienna

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1683

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K’ang-hsi adds Taiwan to the Chinese empire

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1683

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Isaac Newton publishes Principa Mathematica

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1687

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Mary and William come to the English throne in the Glorious Revolution

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1688

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Peter the Great takes control of his throne away from Sophia

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1689

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King William’s War begins

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1689

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Aurangzeb gives the British permission to build Calcutta

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1690

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John Locke publishes Two Treatises of Government

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1690

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K’ang-hsi adds Mongolia to the Chinese empire

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1696

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King William’s War ends

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1696

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Beginning of the Great Northern War between Russia and Sweden

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1700

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Jethro Tull invents the seed drill

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1701

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Queen Anne’s War begins

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1701

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Peter the Great founds St. Petersburg

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1702

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The Tulip Period begins in the Ottoman empire

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1703

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Aurangzeb of India dies and Bahadur Shah I takes the throne

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1707

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Crop rotation becomes widespread, thanks to Charles Townshend

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1710

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Bahadur Shah I of India dies

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1712

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Queen Anne’s War ends

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1713

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George Louis becomes George I of England

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1714

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Louis XIV dies and Louis XV becomes king of France

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1715

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Mohammed Shah of India comes to the throne

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1719

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K’ang-hsi dies

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1722

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Peter the Great dies

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1725

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Tibet becomes part of the Chinese Empire

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1726

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George I dies and George II becomes king of England

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1727

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The Tulip Period ends in the Ottoman Empire

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1730

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Chi-‘en-lung becomes emperor of China

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1735

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The War of Jenkins’ Ear begins

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1739

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King George’s War begins

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1744

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Mohammed Shah of India dies

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1748

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King George’s War ends

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1748

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The French-Indian War begins

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1754

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The British capture Bengal in the Battle of Plassey

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1756

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The Seven-Year War begins

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1756

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Catherine the Great is proclaimed empress of Russia

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1762

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The French-Indian and Seven-Years Wars end

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1763

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Chi-‘en-lung adds Burma to the Chinese empire

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1769

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James Watt receives a patent for the steam engine

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1769

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James Cook maps the coast of Australia

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1769

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James Cook starts out on his last voyage

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1776

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The North American colonies declares their independence from Great Britain

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1776

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The Constitutional Convention meets in Philadelphia

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1787

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The Estates General (representatives of France) meets in May at Versailles

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1789

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The Bastille falls on July 14

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1789

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The Bill of rights is added to the American Constitution

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1791

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The slaves of Saint Domingue rebel

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1791

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Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette are executed in France

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1793

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Eli Whitney popularizes the ideas of standardization and interchangeable parts

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1797

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Napoleon becomes consul

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1799

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Napoleon becomes consul for life

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1802

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Napoleon is crowned emperor

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1804

54
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Lewis and Clark begin their expedition

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1804

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Napoleon is defeated at the Battle of Trafalgar

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1805

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Lewis and Clark return from the west

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1806

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Britain outlaws the slave trade

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1807

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Charles IV is deposed by Napoleon

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1808

59
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The United States outlaws the slave trade

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1808

60
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Argentina declares independence

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1810

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Don Miguel gives the speech, ‘The Cry of Dolores”

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1810

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Venezuela declares independence

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1811

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