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Spanish Succession War
The Spanish Succession war was about one person having too much power. King Phillip was supposed to rule over two powerful countries but many people didn't like that. The "Grand Alliance" contained the Dutch, Britain and the Holy Roman Empire. They did not want King Phillip to reign over France and Spain because then they would unite and be unstoppable together. In the end King Phillip decided not to Reign over them many countries were swapped. They did go to war for this and many soldiers died. -
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Queen Anne's War
Queen Anne's War was based on having power over the continent. England and France wanted power over continent. France had Indian allies that helped them raid England. The French raided England by surprise and then war broke out. In the end England won the continent. -
The Kingdom of Great Britain
The first reason why England and Scotland united was because of King James VI. Some people didn't like it so they separated apart again. About a hundred years later they became united again and became, "The Kingdom of Great Britain". The Acts of Union was passed by parliament and the Treaty of Union was made, it united England and Scotland together. -
New York Slave Rebellion
A group of slaves decided to start a rebellion against white Christians. The slaves had weapons and started attacking white people. After soldiers came to New York that slaves ran to a swamp but were caught. Some slaves killed themselves and others were executed, hanged, or starved to death. In the end things didn't go well for the slaves and people didn't really care for them because they were only known for being servants. -
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War of Quadruple Alliance
Austria, Britain, France, and the Dutch Republic joined together to stop Spain from having power over Sicily and Sardinia. They four were called the "Quadruple Alliance". Austria sent troops to Sicily and France sent troops to Spain to get the King to renounce his claim on Sicily and Sardinia. The King gave up Sicily but he still got Sardinia in the end. -
Montevideo was founded
Montevideo is a city that was founded by the Spaniards. They found it an decided to block intrusions in their land by other countries like Brazil and Portuguese. -
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War of the Polish Succession
People from Poland can't choose their own king. Then Austria and France decide o team up against France. Two countries side with France to help them out and they are, Sardinia and Spain. Spain hopes that they can take back Sicily and Naples. -
Africans Being Moved Away From Home
Every year people from across the country travel to Africa. They travel to Africa to get slaves so people can buy and sale them to work for free. Every year about 60,000 slaves get taken away from their home to work. -
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The Seven Year's War
The Seven Year's War was considered a global conflict. Many countries were included in the war. The war was mainly about Britain and France and after years France finally decided to declare war over dominance in North America. About one million people died fighting in the war. In the end they signed a peace treaty and it resolved the war. -
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The American Revolution
Great Britain's North American colonies wanted to be independent and not follows Britain's rules anymore. They went to war and about one hundred thousand people died fighting. In the end they created a peace treaty to let Britain's North American Colonies be independent. Then the declaration of Independence was formed. -
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George Washington
George Washington was the first ever president of the United States. He also helped the Army by commanding them in the American Revolution. Washington is also best known for being the, "Father Of Our Country" and a founding father because he was the first president in the United States. -
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The French Revolution
The French Revolution started when Louis XVI died and everything went out of control. The people didn't like they way they were being treated by the rulers and government. When the war started about one million people died fighting. In the end everything got worked out and people weren't being treated as horrible anymore.