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Charles XIV John 323
Norway’s Independence Declared. The Danish prince,
Christian Frederick, who was governor of Norway,
summoned a National Assembly at Eidsvold, an estate
north of Christiania. This assembly declared Norway
an independent kingdom, adopted a constitution, and
chose Christian Frederick king, May 17, 1814. The
assembly then adjourned, but with a feeling that this
matter was not to be decided by Norway alone, that
world politics would soon demand a voice in the matter.
At the hour of parting, however, they joined hands
and pledged themselves to stand together "united and
loyal, till the mountains fall."
The Union of Nonvay and Siveden. But from the
east came Charles John with a victorious army and
from the sea the Swedish fleet threatened. With ease
they drove back the Norwegian forces and threatened
Christiania. The Norwegians were compelled to nego-
tiate. Christian Frederick ceased hostilities and abdi-
cated. A Storthing, that is, a Norwegian Riksdag, was
summoned. It decided that Norway should unite with
Sweden as a "free and independent kingdom under one
king." Thereupon Charles XIII was chosen king of
Norway, November 4, 1814.
This union was confirmed by the Congress of Vienna,
a body composed of representatives of the European
states assembled for the purpose of settling the affairs
of Europe after Napoleon’s power had been crushed.
Thus was the peace of the Scandinavian Peninsula
assured, and the two peoples, now forming in all for-
eign relations one state, seemed to be facing a peaceful
and happy future.
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