revolutions

  • English Bill of Rights

    English Bill of Rights
  • 1689 English Bill of Rights (BR/US)

    1689    English Bill of Rights (BR/US)
  • 1763 Seven Years’ War Peace Treaty between Great Britain and France (BR/FR)

    1763    Seven Years’ War Peace Treaty between Great Britain and France (BR/FR)
  • 1763 Seven Years’ War Peace Treaty between Great Britain and France (BR/FR)

    1763    Seven Years’ War Peace Treaty between Great Britain and France (BR/FR)
  • 18 Nov 1765, Stamp Act passed by British Parliament (BR)

    18 Nov 1765, Stamp Act passed by British Parliament (BR)
  • 1765 Stamp Act passed by British Parliament (BR)

    1765 	Stamp Act passed by British Parliament (BR)
  • 1767 Townsend Act, new revenue taxes on North American colonists (BR/US)

    1767 	 Townsend Act, new revenue taxes on North American colonists (BR/US)
  • 1770 Riots in Boston met with violence by British troops (US)

    1770	 Riots in Boston met with violence by British troops (US)
  • 1774 First Continental Congress (US)

    1774    First Continental Congress (US)
  • American Revolution: 1775-1783

    American Revolution: 1775-1783
  • 1776 Declaration of Independence (US)

    1776    Declaration of Independence (US)
  • 1778 American and French representatives sign two treaties in Paris: a Treaty of Amity and Commerce and a Treaty of Alliance. (US/FR)

    1778 	American and French representatives sign two treaties in Paris: a Treaty of Amity and Commerce and a Treaty of Alliance. (US/FR)
  • 1789 Ratification of Constitution of the United States of America (US)

    1789 	 Ratification of Constitution of the United States of America (US)
  • 789 National Constituent Assembly and French Declaration of the Rights of Man (FR)

    789 	National Constituent Assembly and French Declaration of the Rights of Man (FR)
  • 1789 Estates General convened for the first time in 174 years in France 1789 Storming of the Bastille, prison (and armory) in Paris (FR)

    1789 	 Estates General convened for the first time in 174 years in France 1789 	   Storming of the Bastille, prison (and armory) in Paris (FR)
  • French Revolution: 1791-1799

    French Revolution: 1791-1799
  • Haiti Revolution: 1791-1804

    Haiti Revolution: 1791-1804
  • 1791 Beheading of King Louis XVI (FR)

    1791    Beheading of King Louis XVI (FR)
  • 1791 Slave rebellion in Saint Domingue (Haiti)

    1791    Slave rebellion in Saint Domingue (Haiti)
  • 1792 France declares war on Austria (FR)

    1792    France declares war on Austria (FR)
  • 1793 All slaves on Saint Domingue emancipated by the French revolutionary authorities to join the French army and fight against the British (Haiti)

    1793 	All slaves on Saint Domingue emancipated by the French revolutionary authorities to join the French army and fight against the British (Haiti)
  • 1793 All slaves on Saint Domingue emancipated by the French revolutionary authorities to join the French army and fight against the British (Haiti)

    1793 	All slaves on Saint Domingue emancipated by the French revolutionary authorities to join the French army and fight against the British (Haiti)
  • 1793 France declares war on Great Britain (BR/FR)

    1793    France declares war on Great Britain (BR/FR)
  • 1794 Toussaint leads troops against the British (Haiti)

  • 1794 Toussaint leads troops against the British (Haiti)

    1794    Toussaint leads troops against the British (Haiti)
  • 1797 French colonial forces defeated by Toussaint (Haiti)

    1797    French colonial forces defeated by Toussaint (Haiti)
  • 1797 French colonial forces defeated by Toussaint (Haiti)

     1797    French colonial forces defeated by Toussaint (Haiti)
  • 797 French colonial forces defeated by Toussaint (Haiti)

    797    French colonial forces defeated by Toussaint (Haiti)
  • 1797 French colonial forces defeated by Toussaint (Haiti)

    1797    French colonial forces defeated by Toussaint (Haiti)
  • 1798 Toussaint negotiates peace with the British (Haiti)

    1798    Toussaint negotiates peace with the British (Haiti)
  • 1798 Toussaint negotiates peace with the British (Haiti)

  • 1798 Toussaint negotiates peace with the British (Haiti)

    1798    Toussaint negotiates peace with the British (Haiti)
  • 1798 Toussaint negotiates peace with the British (Haiti)

    1798    Toussaint negotiates peace with the British (Haiti)
  • 1801 War ends between Great Britain and France (BR/FR)

    1801    War ends between Great Britain and France (BR/FR)
  • 1801 War ends between Great Britain and France (BR/FR)

    1801    War ends between Great Britain and France (BR/FR)
  • 1801 Constitution for Haiti

    1801    Constitution for Haiti
  • 1802 General Leclerc sent by Napoleon to subdue colony and re-institute slavery (FR)

    1802 	 General Leclerc sent by Napoleon to subdue colony and re-institute slavery (FR)
  • 1803 French withdraw troops; Haitians declare independence (Haiti)

    1803    French withdraw troops; Haitians declare independence (Haiti)
  • 1803 New declaration of war between Great Britain and France (BR/FR)

    1803 	 New declaration of war between Great Britain and France (BR/FR)
  • 1804 Jean-Jacques Dessalines crowns himself emperor of Haiti (Haiti)

    1804    Jean-Jacques Dessalines crowns himself emperor of Haiti (Haiti)
  • 1804 Napoleon crowns himself emperor of France

    1804    Napoleon crowns himself emperor of France
  • 1808 British end the slave trade (BR)

    1808    British end the slave trade (BR)
  • 810 Declarations of self-government in most Latin American colonies (Latin America)

    810 	 Declarations of self-government in most Latin American colonies (Latin America)
  • 1813 French expelled from Spain. (FR)

    1813 	 French expelled from Spain. (FR)
  • 1815 Napoleon defeated and French empire reduced in Europe to France alone (FR)

    1815 	 Napoleon defeated and French empire reduced in Europe to France alone (FR)
  • 1818 French abolish slave trade (FR)

    1818    French abolish slave trade (FR)
  • French abolish slave trade (FR)

    French abolish slave trade (FR)
  • Constitution for Haiti

    Constitution for Haiti