Balance of

Power

Dutch Republi

cEnglish

Civil War

Louis XIV

Chapter 4 THE GROWING POWER OF WESTERN EUROPE

Balance of Power

Internal

External

The Dutch RepublicEconomic Achievement:• Bank of Amsterdam• Shippers

Artistic Achievement:• Rembrandt• Vermeer• Hals• Leyster

Political & Foreign Affairs:• Stadholders• William of Orange

• Alliances

Navigation Acts• Why??

From Absolutism to Balance of Power

English Civil War

ELIZABETH IFamily?

Time Period Called?

She had to be what religion?

Politique? War withS______

S____ D____

Defeats the ?

Creates a great

N_____ P________

“Virgin” Queen???

No Direct Heir????

Remember:England: Parliament had the right to ok taxes

France: Estates General had no right to ok Taxes

James IStuart King

“Divine Right”Royal Absolutism

Struggles with Parliament

King James - Bible

CHARLES IWar with ScotlandParliament – Long ParliamentRoundheads / Royalists

Solemn League & Covenant

Pride’s purge / Rump

Execution of Charles I

Puritan Leader

Commonwealth

Levellers

Regime of the Major Generals Lord Protector

Oliver Cromwell

RestorationC________Dissenters

M___________

P___________

Charles II

“Squirearchy”

Pro CatholicPro French

Treaty with Louis

XIVToriesWhigs

Test Act

JAMES IIAngers Tories and Whigs

Ignores Test ActPolicy of Religious Toleration For Catholics & DissentersOusted by ParliamentGlorious Revolution

Glorious RevolutionWilliam & Mary

William invades England – James flees

Alliance with Dutch against Louis XIV

Bill of Rights & Act of Settlement

ENGLAND NOW HAS A WORKABLE FORM OF GOVERNMENT – WHY

IS THIS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE???

Ireland allies with James IIPenal Code imposed against Irish CatholicsPurpose: to weaken Ireland as A potentially ally with France

PENAL CODES

THE SUN KINGLOUIS XIV

“As the world revolves around the Sun – so Europe revolves around France”

“L’etat, c’est moi” – “The State is Myself”

EARLY YEARS

The Parlements

Cardinal Mazarin

The Fronde

Absolutism

Versailles

Economic PoliciesColbert

Mercantilism

Taxation

Balance of Power

William of Orange

War of the Spanish Succession

Peace of Utrecht

Universal Monarch

Legacy of Louis XIV