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87 matches to Lower Canada
Château Clique. Small merchant group dominated government of Lower Canada to 1830s.
Confederation. 1867. United Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Upper and Lower Canada as Dominion of Canada.
Lower Canada. 1791-1841. 1841 «Province of Canada. 1867 = Quebec.
Papineau, Louis. 1786-1871. French-Canadian nationalist. Led 1837 revolt vs Britain in Lower Canada.
Belgium. 150BC Celts. 51BC Rome. 3C Franks. 9C Lower Lorraine. 15C Burgundy. 1477 Hapsburg. 1555 Spain. 1714 Austria. 1795 French. 1814 Austria. 1815 +Holland=United Netherlands. 1831 Independent kingdom. Neutrality guaranteed by Quintuple Treaty 1839. WWII Germans occupy. 1948 Benelux.
Bundestag. Lower House of German Parliament 1949-. Elects Chancellor.
Ciompi, Revolt. 1378. Florence. Lower class rebellion led to democratic government.
Condillac, Étienne de. 1715-80. French sensualist philosopher. Locke follower.
Economics, Classical. 19C. Followers of Adam Smith.
Five Hundred, Council of. 1795. Lower House of French Parliament.
Flora. Roman goddess of flowers.
Flowers, Revolution of. 1974. Junta overthrows Caetano in Portugal. 1976 election.
Forester, C.S. 1899-1966. English historical novelist. Captain Hornblower 1937-53.
Gongora, Luis de. 1561-1627. Spanish poet. Flowery style.
Goshen. Biblical region of lower Egypt. 1882-4 Boer Republic.
Hudaybiyah, Pact of al-. 628. Muhammad and followers allowed into Mecca for pilgrimage. Hijrah.
Hundred Flowers Movement. China. 1956-7. Increased freedom of intellectuals. Criticism of Party led to backlash.
Hussite Wars. 1415-36. Huss followers vs HRE for religious reform and Bohemian nationalism. Utraquists.
Jonestown Massacre. 1978. 913 followers of US cult leader James Jones commit suicide in Guyana.
Judicial. Branch of US government. Supreme and lower courts can invalidate Acts of Congress.
Kalmyks. Nomadic Mongolian peoples. 17C Settled Lower Volga. 1771 Forced back at great loss of life. 1945 Exiled to Siberia. 1957 Restored.
Mayflower. 1620. Pilgrims’ ship to Massachussets.
Mayflower Compact. 1620. Basis of Plymouth gov’t.
Menes. c3100BC. Egyptian king. United Upper and Lower Egypt.
Mindon Min. 1814-78. Burmese king 1853-. Founded Mandalay. Golden age. Ceded lower Burma to British.