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57 matches to Hudson’s Bay Company
Utrecht, Treaties. 1713-14. Ended War of Spanish Succession. Austria gains Netherlands. France cedes Newfoundland, Hudson’s Bay, Nova Scotia to England. Spain cedes Gibraltar, Minorca to England.
Vauban, Sébastien de. 1633-1707. French military engineer. Invented trenches 1673, socket bayonet 1688.
Windows. 12C Glass first used. 14C Mullioned (divided into panes). Tudor introduced bay and oriel. 18C curved bow windows.
Winthrop, John. 1588-1649. English Governor of Massachussets Bay Colony 1629~48 as Theocracy.
Bassein, Treaty. 1802. Indian alliance with British East India Company leads to second Maratha War.
British East India Company. 1600-1858. For trade with Asia. Took political control.
Citroën, André. 1878-1935. French Industrialist, automobile company.
Deogaon, Treaty. 1803. Marathans cedes land, power to British East India Co.
Dutch East India Company. 1602-1798. Trade, colonies in Orient. Controlled Ceylon, Cape Colony, Jakarta.
Dutch West India Company. 1621-1794. Commercial and colonial interests in Africa, South America. Driven from Brazil, 1654, New York, 1667.
East India Companies. British, Dutch, French. Danish 1614-1729. Austrian, 1720-7.
Eleanor of Aquitaine. Divorced from Louis VII 1152 after accompanying him on Second Crusade. Married Henry II of England, bringing Aquitaine under English crown...Angevin Empire. Mother of Richard I. Led 1173 revolt vs husband, Henry II.
French East India Company. 1664-1770. To protect French trade interests in India.
India. North: c2500BC Indus valley civilization. c2000BC Aryans invade. 6C Achaemenid. 5C Persia. 326 Alexander(NW). c300 Maurya Empire. 2C BC Greek, Parthian, Kushan invade. 1C AD Kushan. c320 Gupta Empire. 6C Divided. 5-15C Huns, Arabs, Persians invade 12C Moslem. 1526 Mogul. South: 3000BC Dravidian civilization. 12-13C Rashtrakutas, Cholas. 14C Moslem inv. 15C Vijayanagar Empire. 1498 daGama discovers sea route. 18C British East India Co. 1858 British Empire. 1947 Independent. 1950 Republic.
India Act. 1784. Transferred control of British East India Co to Parliament. 1858. All power over India from East India Co to British crown. 1919-35. Created bicameral parliament of limited authority.
Indonesia.16C Portuguse influence. 1602 Dutch East India Co. 1798 Netherlands(Java). 1811-16 Britishs occupy. 1910 Unified as Dutch colony. 1945 Independent. Java. Borneo. Bali. Sumatra.
Kenya. 7C Arab. 1498 Portugal. 1729 Arab. 1887 British East Africa Company...1895 British protectorate = British East Africa. 1920 British colony = Kenya. 1963 Independent kingdom. 1964 Republic.
Lapse, Doctrine of. British East India Company claimed control of any state where direct royal line ended causing Indian Mutiny 1857. Dalhousie.
London Company. 1606. Establishd first permanent English settlement in N America at Jamestown, VA.
Louisiana. 1643 French LaSalle claims. 1719 Mississippi Company. 1762 England cedes to Spain. 1801 France (San Ildefonso Treaty). 1803 US purchase. 1812 18th State.
Madras Mutiny. 1809. European officers vs British East India Co.
Muscovy Company. 1555-1698. English company with monopoly on Russian trade. First joint-stock.
Nijinsky, Vaslaw. 1890-1950. Russian ballet dancer of Diaghilev Company.
Olier, Jean-Jacques. 1608-57. French priest: founded company of St-Sulpice.
Paramountcy, Doctrine of. 19C. British East India Company claims right to intervene if any state is misgoverned.