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Louis XIV is known as this
The Sun King
Peter the Great built a new capital called this
St. Petersburg
Which estate included more than 95% of the French People?
Third
When did the United States adopt the Declaration of Independence?
July 4, 1776
What was Napoleon's mistake that was the beginning of the end
Attacking Russia
The palace that Louis XIV had built is called this
Versailles
This person defeated the powerful Aztec Empire.
Cortes
Which nation lost 25% - 40% of its population during the 30 Years’ War?
Holy Roman Empire
John Locke believed that a government’s power came from this
The People
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
The second leg of the triangular trade was called this
The Middle Passage
This percentage of African slaves went to British North America
4%
When Ivan the Terrible died it started a civil war called this
Time of Troubles
During the French Revolution, National Assembly members made this famous oath
Tennis Court Oath
Following his being found guilty of treason, what happened to Louis XVI?
He was beheaded
Large farms and mines formed by the Spanish that used natives as slave labor were called this
Encomienda
During the English Civil War, the side that was against the king were Protestants known as
Roundheads
This voted to raise an army and defend the colonies against the British in the American Revolution
Second Continental Congress
Napoleon was forced to step down as leader of France following this
the Battle of Waterloo
The Industrial Revolution started in this country’s textile industry
Britain
This agreement finally ended the 30 Years’ War
Treaty of Westphalia
This philosopher of the Enlightenment introduced the idea of 3 branches of government that exist in the U.S. today
Montesquieu
This allowed one spinner to spin eight threads at a time
Spinning Jenny
The Battle of Navarino was the last great battle fought exclusively with this.
Sailing Ships
This person became the king of Poland in 1815
Czar Alexander I