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    became the leader of the Dutch Revolution and subsequently‚ in 1581‚ the leader of the Independent Dutch Republic ("William of Orange 1533-1584”). Throughout the next two centuries the constitution was amended and re-issued multiple times‚ and only in 1806 did the country become a constitutional monarchy‚ as stated above. However‚ there was not a parliament in the Netherlands until 1848. Here the constitution was again revised because of pressure from the revolutions of 1848 in surrounding countries

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    1. How did the Glorious Revolution shape relations between England and its North American colonies? During the Glorious Revolution‚ King James II was overthrown and replaced with his daughter‚ Mary‚ and her husband‚ William. This change showed the power of the elected representatives over the monarch. The colonies of North America believed this was how it should be‚ and pretty much the Glorious Revolution confirmed the colonists’ beliefs that there should be limited monarch power‚ and a strong

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    neglect‚ the colonies would have been under the complete control of England. A new form of democracy was formed at the hands of the salutary neglect policy. The commerce and industry in American economics was another thriving point. During the Glorious Revolution in 1688‚ England was experiencing economic hardship. Throughout the 1600s‚ the economy in America was thriving however. By 1612‚ the production of tobacco allowed the

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    abdication? If so by which means- mere physical absence or a violation of fundamental laws? And what kind of steps should be made to ensure such monarchic contractual failures didn’t occur again? Such questions were a true cause of glory in the “Glorious revolution”. People with incompatible views‚ despite the passion of beliefs and the heat of the moment‚ where driven together in pursuit of a compromise through diplomacy. This uncertainty‚ arising as a result of political discord was‚ upon the succession

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    called the Enlightenment developed in Europe. In the wake of the Enlightenment‚ and the new ways of thinking it prompted‚ scholars and philosophers emerged who thought of innovative ideas which prompted and affected the course of the democratic revolutions in England and the United States. Their innovative ideas began a new age‚ where philosophers laid down old principles and began a new age where they challenged old accepted beliefs. They extended the boundaries of the known world in what became

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    The Bill of Rights laid the foundation for a constitutional monarchy in England The country of England was moving into a more Protestant majority with democratic philosophies‚ so they were not in favor of King James II and the way he ruled. The king and the monarchy promoted the practices Catholicism‚ which was beginning to alienate most of English society. After king James’ death many hoped his daughter‚ Mary’s reign wouldfollow more of the Prostestant beliefs and tradtions‚ since she was

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    Western Civilization from 1650 to the Present Dr. Edrene S. McKay  Website: Online-History.org  Phone: (479) 855-6836 ABSOLUTISM V. CONSTITUTIONALISM TWO MODELS OF GOV’T DECIDING FACTORS: Revenue Concerns Religious Factors Institutional Differences Personalities Social Concerns During the 17th century‚ France and England moved in two very different political directions. By the close of the century‚ after decades of civil and religious strife‚ ENGLAND had

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    FRQ England developed a Parliamentary monarchy that shaped future political development in Europe. Beginning with the succession of James I up through the Glorious Revolution‚ the role of Parliament in English Politics underwent considerable changes‚ such as being disregarded by the king of "divine right‚" James I and his son Charles I‚ then completely dissolved under the military dictatorship of Oliver Cromwell‚ and finally restored after James II was forced to abdicate his throne and William

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    each party during the Williamite/Jacobite conflict in Ireland? The Williamite-Jacobite conflict in Ireland came to a head during 1689-1691 in which Ireland was ‘engulfed by war on a major scale’.[1] Tensions had been rising after the Glorious Revolution in which William of Orange had successfully accepted the Crown of England and Scotland after James II had fled to France. Louis XIV had persuaded James to go to Ireland‚ traditionally the back door to England‚ to try recover his dominating position

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    Cardinal Richelieu also wanted to take over the province of Alsace from the HRE (3) Richelieu also wanted to plot against the Spanish Hapsburg king Philip IV in order to increase his own influence 3. Within the succession of James I and the Glorious Revolution‚ the role of Parliament in England was presented with a series of alterations including being neglected due to the idea of ruling by absolutism‚ being diminished altogether by Oliver Cromwell‚ and finally being restored and receiving it’s power

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