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    Introduction In the year 1688 a revolution happened in Britain. The Catholic king James VII was overthrown and the Protestants William‚ Prince of Orange and his wife Mary took the throne. This revolution is usually called the Glorious Revolution because it was seen as an unrevolutionary‚ bloodless coup. The glory of the revolution is often associated with elements of British society like the reform of the Church‚ the beginning of modern British parliamentary democracy‚ the emergence of Britain as

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    The Glorious Revolution (Spanish La Gloriosa) took place in Spain in 1868‚ deposing Queen Isabella II. An 1866 rebellion led by General Juan Prim and a revolt of the sergeants at San Gil barracks (Madrid) sent a signal to Spanish liberals and republicans that there was serious unrest with the state of affairs in Spain that could be harnessed if it were properly led. Liberals and republican exiles abroad made agreements at Ostend in 1866 and Brussels in 1867. These agreements laid the framework

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    role in this feature of government thus became small.[4] Nevertheless‚ kings could still influence courts and dismiss judges. The Stuart dynasty used this power frequently in order to overpower Parliament. After the Stuarts were removed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688‚ some advocated guarding against royal manipulation of the judiciary. King William III finally approved the Act of Settlement 1701‚ which established tenure for judges unless Parliament removed them.[5] Under the unwritten British Constitution

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    some hesitation of both sides‚ in 1677 William III married his cousin Mary II at the age of 27. Mary did not enjoy the married life. Although she became popular in Dutch‚ Mary remained childless and was neglected by her husband. During the Glorious Revolution‚ James II fled to France and in 1689 William III and Mary II were crowned King and Queen of England. In 1694‚ Mary II died of smallpox and with no surviving children; William was left to rule alone. After ruling for eight years after the death

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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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    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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    England‚ especially Massachusetts‚ resisted. • England punished them‚ declared them a royal colony. • England established the “Dominion of New England” • James II as well as others practiced Catholicism and allowed it to be worshiped. • Glorious Revolution‚ William and Mary (daughter of James II) rebelled‚ established a limited monarchy. • Triggered New England to rebel‚ they arrested their governor. • New York’s attempt to drive English influence out. • Boston formed a city militia with Dutch

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    Enlightenment Glorious Revolution Middle Passage Anne Hutchinson Bacon’s Rebellion Pocahontas Jonathan Edwards Salem Witch Trials Charles II Plymouth Colony New Amsterdam William Bradford Essays: Choose 2 (20pts each) 1. The Glorious Revolution solidified the notion that liberty was a birthright of the Englishman. Explain how the Glorious Revolution contributed to this idea and how it subsequently affected the colonies. Did all of the colonists react to the Glorious Revolution in the same

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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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    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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