Chp. 14 Pursuit of Power

The reign of this French king became the model or example for the absolutist ruler.

This act allowed Parliament the power to decide who would occupy the English throne.

• Petition of Rights

• Act of Settlement

• Habeas Corpus Act

• The Act of Succession

The Russian czar that sought to westernize the culture of Russia and bring it into modern times.

• Ivan the Terrible

• Peter the Great

• Catherine II

• Romanov

The Treaty of ________ gave basically all the territory the French owned in North America to Great Britain.

The followers who supported the cause of Parliament in the English Civil War were called:

• Roundheads

• Cavaliers

• Tories

• Whigs

This agreement ended the Thirty Years War and allowed Protestant territories to gain independence.

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Utrecht

• Peace of Westphalia

• Act of Settlement

Known as the "Great Elector", he was the first to unite Prussia and built a large army.

• Frederick William

• Oliver Cromwell

• Joseph II

• William of Orange

The _______right believed that God gave rulers absolute authority thus making them above any man-made law.

This document was signed by European countries to prevent them from taking territory from Austria's empress Maria Theresa.

• Act of Settlement

• Petition of Right

• Promise of Peace

• Pragmatic Sanction

This act passed by Parliament made it illegal for the government to arbitrarily hold someone in jail.

• Act of Settlement

• Petition of RIghts

• Bill of Rights

• Habeas Corpus Act