New Model Army
Parliaments army in the English civl war led by Oliver Cromwell
Partition of Poland
Weak constitutional monarchy of Poland, was split between Austria, Prussia, and Russia worked together to divide Poland. Did this to maintain the balance of power between each other
Rump Parliament
The Cromwell-controlled Parliament that proclaimed England a republic and abolished the House of Lords and the monarchy.
Jean Colbert's mercantilist policies
Jean Colbert, king Louis 14th’s finance minister implemented mercantilist policies to reduce France’s debt, improve domestic industry, expand colonial holdings, and created a favorable balance of trade. King Louis 14 wars undid these improvement
Waterframe
spinning machine powered by water wheel, invented by Richard Arkwright
The protectorate
The republic in England established by Oliver Cromwell, though in reality, it was a military dictatorship
War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1713)
A war fought over the Spanish throne. Louis XIV wanted it for his grandson and fought a war against the Dutch, English, and the Holy Roman who wanted to maintain the balance of power.
End of the English civl war
Before becoming king of England with Mary, he led the Calvinist revolt against Spain in the Netherlands in the 80 years war
Workers Guilds
associations of artisans organized to regulate the quality, quantity, and price of the goods produced as well as the number of affiliated apprentices and journeymen
The intendant system
King Louis the 14th sent representatives of himself to implement his policies across France. Undermined the authority of local governors and the nobility
Glorious Revolution (1688)
Mary and William of orange offered the throne by parliament to replace James II (successor to Charles II), after he fled. Peaceful* transfer of power. Ended divine right of kings and English bill of rights
Constitutionalsim
Absolutism causes
Doctrine that states that the right of ruling comes from God and not people's consent
putting-out system
Before factories, goods during the Industrial Revolution were mainly made in peoples homes through the putting out system
The pact concluding the War of the Spanish Succession, forbidding the union of France with Spain. Maintained the balance of power in Europe.
Hundreds of thousands fled, robbing France of its healthy merchant class
Triangle Trade
a trade route that exchanged goods between the West Indies, the American colonies, and West Africa
Included provisions for parliament, not the monarch to levy taxes. Stipulated that when parliament made a law, it couldn't be overturned by the monarch
Peter the great's political reform
Required nobles to serve in the army. Created the table of ranks that ensured experts ended up on top
King Louis the 14th repealed the edict of Nantes
“I am the state”
Said by Louis the 14th, the absolute ruler of france
Rise of insurance
Visited Europe and convinced Russia needed to westernize and that he wanted to consolidate power for himself. Political reform, religious reform, cultural reform. To pay for the reforms, he tripled taxes so the peasants hated him
Colombian exchange impact on the agricultural revolution
Allowed for new crop-rotation methods and improved European diets which increased life-spans
mechanical hoe
Held on to power at all costs and didn't give people the rights he had promised them
Absolutism
Monarchs consolidating all state power under themselves in order to advance the needs of their own state
Dutch States General
