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The Peace of Augsburg - CORRECT ANSWER-1555
1. Ended the religious civil war between Roman Catholics and Lutherans in the German
states.
2. Gave each German prince the right to determine the religion of his state, either
Roman Catholic or Lutheran.
3. Failed to provide for the recognition of Calvinists or other religious groups.
The Council of Trent - CORRECT ANSWER-1545-1563
1. Reformed Catholic Church discipline and reaffirmed church doctrine.
2. Preserved the papacy as the center of Christianity.
3. Confirmed all seven existing sacraments
4. Reaffirmed Latin as the language of worship.
5. Forbade clerical marriage.
The Edict of Nantes - CORRECT ANSWER-1598
1. Issued by Henry IV of France
2. Granted religious toleration to French Protestants
3. Marked the first formal recognition by a European national monarchy that two
religions could coexist in the same country
, 4. Revoked by Louis XIV in 1685.
The Peace of Westphalia - CORRECT ANSWER-1648
1. Ended the Thirty Years' War
2. Recognized Calvinism as a legally permissible faith
3. Recognized the sovereign independent authority of over 300 German states.
4. Continued the political fragmentation of Germany
5. Granted Sweden additional territory, confirming its status as a major power.
6. Acknowledged the independence of the United Provinces of the Netherlands
The Peace of Utrecht - CORRECT ANSWER-1713
1. Ended Louis XIV's efforts to dominate Europe
2. Allowed Philip V to remain on the throne of Spain but stipulated that the crowns of
Spain and France should never be worn by the same monarch.
3. Granted the Spanish Netherlands (now called the Austrian Netherlands) to the
Austrian Habsburgs along with Milan, Naples, and Sicily
4. Granted England a number of territories including Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and
Gilbraltar
5. Granted England the asiento, the lucrative right to supply African slaves to Spanish
America
The Pragmatic Sanction - CORRECT ANSWER-1713
1. Guaranteed the succession of Habsburg emperor Charles VI's eldest daughter, Maria
Theresa, to the throne.
2. Guaranteed the indivisibility of the Habsburg lands.
3. Violated when Frederick the Great of Prussia invaded Silesia in 1740.
The Congress of Vienna - CORRECT ANSWER-1815
1. Enacted a settlement that was acceptable to both the victors and to France
2. Created a balance of power that lasted until the unification of Germany in 1871
3. Underestimated the forces of liberalism and nationalism
4. Used the principle of legitimacy to restore the Bourbons to the French throne
5. United Belgium with the Netherlands to form a single kingdom of the Netherlands
6. Created a loose confederation of 39 German states dominated by Austria
Treaty of Tordesillas - CORRECT ANSWER-A 1494 agreement between Portugal and
Spain, declaring that newly discovered lands to the west of an imaginary line in the
Atlantic Ocean would belong to Spain and newly discovered lands to the east of the line
would belong to Portugal.
Concordat of 1801 - CORRECT ANSWER-This is the agreement between Pope Pius
VII and Napoleon that healed the religious division in France by giving the French
Catholics free practice of their religion and Napoleon political power
Edict of Fontainebleau - CORRECT ANSWER-revoked the Edict of Nantes, provided for
the destruction of Huguenot churches and closing of Protestant schools, mass exodus
People, AP Euro Leaders with correct
answers
The Peace of Augsburg - CORRECT ANSWER-1555
1. Ended the religious civil war between Roman Catholics and Lutherans in the German
states.
2. Gave each German prince the right to determine the religion of his state, either
Roman Catholic or Lutheran.
3. Failed to provide for the recognition of Calvinists or other religious groups.
The Council of Trent - CORRECT ANSWER-1545-1563
1. Reformed Catholic Church discipline and reaffirmed church doctrine.
2. Preserved the papacy as the center of Christianity.
3. Confirmed all seven existing sacraments
4. Reaffirmed Latin as the language of worship.
5. Forbade clerical marriage.
The Edict of Nantes - CORRECT ANSWER-1598
1. Issued by Henry IV of France
2. Granted religious toleration to French Protestants
3. Marked the first formal recognition by a European national monarchy that two
religions could coexist in the same country
, 4. Revoked by Louis XIV in 1685.
The Peace of Westphalia - CORRECT ANSWER-1648
1. Ended the Thirty Years' War
2. Recognized Calvinism as a legally permissible faith
3. Recognized the sovereign independent authority of over 300 German states.
4. Continued the political fragmentation of Germany
5. Granted Sweden additional territory, confirming its status as a major power.
6. Acknowledged the independence of the United Provinces of the Netherlands
The Peace of Utrecht - CORRECT ANSWER-1713
1. Ended Louis XIV's efforts to dominate Europe
2. Allowed Philip V to remain on the throne of Spain but stipulated that the crowns of
Spain and France should never be worn by the same monarch.
3. Granted the Spanish Netherlands (now called the Austrian Netherlands) to the
Austrian Habsburgs along with Milan, Naples, and Sicily
4. Granted England a number of territories including Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and
Gilbraltar
5. Granted England the asiento, the lucrative right to supply African slaves to Spanish
America
The Pragmatic Sanction - CORRECT ANSWER-1713
1. Guaranteed the succession of Habsburg emperor Charles VI's eldest daughter, Maria
Theresa, to the throne.
2. Guaranteed the indivisibility of the Habsburg lands.
3. Violated when Frederick the Great of Prussia invaded Silesia in 1740.
The Congress of Vienna - CORRECT ANSWER-1815
1. Enacted a settlement that was acceptable to both the victors and to France
2. Created a balance of power that lasted until the unification of Germany in 1871
3. Underestimated the forces of liberalism and nationalism
4. Used the principle of legitimacy to restore the Bourbons to the French throne
5. United Belgium with the Netherlands to form a single kingdom of the Netherlands
6. Created a loose confederation of 39 German states dominated by Austria
Treaty of Tordesillas - CORRECT ANSWER-A 1494 agreement between Portugal and
Spain, declaring that newly discovered lands to the west of an imaginary line in the
Atlantic Ocean would belong to Spain and newly discovered lands to the east of the line
would belong to Portugal.
Concordat of 1801 - CORRECT ANSWER-This is the agreement between Pope Pius
VII and Napoleon that healed the religious division in France by giving the French
Catholics free practice of their religion and Napoleon political power
Edict of Fontainebleau - CORRECT ANSWER-revoked the Edict of Nantes, provided for
the destruction of Huguenot churches and closing of Protestant schools, mass exodus
