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english bill of rights
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Period: to
revolutions
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seven years war peace treaty beteen great britain and france
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stamp act
passed by british parliament as a direct taxtation of north american colonists sons of liberty and others organize to protest and resist yhe stamp act -
repeal of stamp act
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townsend act
new revenue taxes on north american colonists -
riots in boston met with violence by british troops
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boston tea party
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first continental congress
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declaration of independence
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treaties
american and french represtentatives sign two treaties in paris a treaty of amity and commerce and a treaty of alliance -
ratification of constitution of the united states of america
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estates general convened for the first time in 174 years in france
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storming of the bastille prison in paris
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national constituent assembly and french declaration of the rights of man
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beheading of king louis XVI
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slave rebellion in saint dominque
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U.S bill of rights ratified by states
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french national assembly
gives citizenship to all free people of color in the colony of saint dominque -
french declares war on austria
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france declares war on great britain
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all slaves
on saint dominque emancipated by the french revolutionary authorities to join the french army and fight against the british -
toussaint leads troops against the british
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french colonial forces defeated by toussaint
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toussaint negotiates peace with british
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war ends between great britain and france
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constitution for haiti
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general leclerc sent by napoleon to subdue colony and re-institute slavery
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new declaration of war between great britain and france
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french withdraw troops haitians declare independence
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napoleon crowns himself emperor of france
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jean-jacques dessalines crowns himself emperor of haiti
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U.S president jefferson declares economic boycott of haiti,france,and great britain
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french occupation of spain
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british end the slave trade
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declarations of self-government in most latin american colonies
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french expelled from spain
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napoleon defeated and french empire reduced in europe to france alone
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french abolish slave trade
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U.S president
monroe declares doctrine against european interference with the new republics in the americas known as the monroe doctrine