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Jan 1, 1550
Scientific Revolution
During this event, people stopped believing what the church said. They started to reason and they also started using scientific observation to know how the world works. -Nicholas Copernicus = "Heliocentric Theory" -Francis Bacon = "Scientific Method -
Enlightenment
It was a Philosophical Movement, philosophy to change the world. People started questioning absolute monarchs. -John Locke = 3 basic natural rights (life, liberty, property). -Montesquieu = Separation of power (Executive, Legislative, Judiciary). -
American Revolution
It was the armed conflict between Great Britain and the colonies of North America, in which the colonies win their independence forming the United States of America. -Battle of Lexington and Concord = Read Coats vs. Minute-Man (win) -Declaration of Independence = In 1776, by Thomas Jefferson. -
French Revolution
It was a revolutionary movement and a period of ideological, political and social upheaval in the political history of France. It lasted until 1799. -The Siege of La Bastille = Protestors attacked and captured the prison of the Bastille, releasing the prisoners and taking up the arms. -Declarations of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen = It expanded the rights of French citizens.
