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| The king of France from 1715 to 1774 at age 5. He was a very weak-willed and easily influenced king since he was not yet a matured man. He was adivsed by his uncle who was a Cardinal. Parliament made the political decisions while he was in reign. To seal his alliance with Austria, he married Marie Antoinette |
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| The empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire during 1729-1796. By doing that, she had Russia into full participation with European political life and culture. She also reorganized the administratioin and law of the Russian Empire. |
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| King of Prussia (1713-1740) who strengthen the army and diversified the economy of his dominion. |
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| The enlightened reforms expressed by Catherine the Great, in which she wanted to succeed in establishing an equal system of law for all Russian citizens |
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| The central bank in the whole United Kingdom. Established in 1694 to act as the Englixh governments banker and founded by Scotsman William Paterson |
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| Treaty that officially ened the Revolutionary War on September 3, 1783. Signed in Paris by Benjamin Franklin, John Jay and John Adams. The treaty recognized the United States as an independant nation |
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| The eldest son inherits all |
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| a Roman Catholic congregation of women who are engaged in a wide variety of active works, especially teaching and nursing and raising funds |
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| Order of St. Vincent de Paul |
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| an active Christian society established in England and Wales, dedicated to ending poverty and to provide practical interest for any body in need |
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| Weak-willed and easily influenced king as well as King Louis XV. Parliament made the political decisions while he was in reign. To seal his alliance with Austria, he married Marie Antoinette. First king to be executed under the guillotine |
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| the nobility or landed aristocracy who owned large estates with many serfs. They played a dominating role in the Prussian state and held monopoly's over the officer corps of the Prussian army |
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| the ruler of Austria who was very interested in the call for religious toleration. He passed his Tolerant Patent of 1781 granting religious tolearnce for everyone. |
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| an illiterate Cossack who uprised a rebellion. Pugachevs Rebellion of 1773, which suceeded in freeing all peasants from oppressive taxes and military service |
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| The Seven Years War (1756-1763) |
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| A military conflict between Prussia and France that led to war. A result is Britain become the world's greatest colonial power |
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| discovered an agricultural invention, the hoe |
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| the trading of slaves and other goods across the Atlanntic. Europe, Africa and the Americas were the three continents that were involved in it |
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| a book written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that talked about the nature of man and education. It answers philosophical and political questions between an indivisual and society |
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| The British monarchy including George I-IV, William IV and Victoria |
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| The prime minister from 1721-1742 and pursued a peaceful foreign policy to avoid new land taxes |
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| certain unalienable rights to which all people are entitled; the right the life, liberty property, freedon of speech and religion, and equality before the law |
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| a distribution of power among several states, in which no single nation can dominate or interfere with the interest of another |
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| the practice of killing infants |
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| system of textile manufacturing in which spinners and weavers work at home in their cottages using raw materials |
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| the traditional travel of Europe that was taken usually by young men of the upper- middle class |
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| tried to create a national bank and paper currency for France |
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| The War of the Austrian Succession |
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| a war between all powers of Europe. Began because Maria Theresa of Austria couldn't succeed from te Hapsburgs. The conclusion was the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle of 1748 and sacrificing the Silesia to Prussia |
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