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400 BCE
Ancient Greek democracy
Aristotle was thought to be the first to discuss the concept of self interest which has later since been evolved into indivdualism as well as collectivism which are key principles of liberalism. This was being discussed around the time of the fourth century. Aristotle could very well be one of the very first liberal thinkers of his time and greatly influenced the development of the liberalism we know today. -
Jun 5, 1215
Magna Carta
The magna Carta was a charter put in place By King john of England used to create a peace between the private baons of the land and the crown. The document itself haas many principles involving the freedom of the individual over the power of the collective. This helped establish many other charters of freedoms throughout history such as the American Constitution. The charter consisted of the rights of free men. -
Jan 1, 1301
The renaissance
The renaissance allowed for liberalism to flourish and begin to take hold of the political and societal influences within italy and the modernizing of medieval practices -
Jan 1, 1500
The Reformation
The reformation paved the path towards the growing influence of the renaissance. It challenged the catholic churches rights and powers and instead out their faith into the bible and it words of empathy and laws of living.once the printing press was made in 1439 the growth for this new form of ideology gained rapid success of a nation with resent for the mighty -
Age of Enlightenment
The age of enlightenment began with the start of the scientific revolution and rooted from the 14th century renaissance and the influence of the romans and the greeks. During this time period many new philosophers documented their own beliefs and brought forth a new era of thinking. Thomas Hobbes specifically brought forth the idea of individualism and the equality of men and what later became to be know as the distinction between civil society and the state. -
The American Revolution
The american revolution paved the path towards independence and allowed civilians to question authority and granted the evolution of democracy instead of achieving gaining state power through the use of war -
Haudenosaunee confederacy
The great law of peace has very deep roots within the land of united states of america. It carved the road to peace and harmony amongst many different nations. It allowed for the acceptance of women and men and gave equal opportunity to become involved with the government. -
The French Revolution
The french revolution created a controversial concept of liberal nationalism. As it was demonstrated in France during the upheaval of the patriarchy. The heavy taxes, from the loses taken from the american revolution and the seven years war, upon the citizens of France sparked a uprising against its oppressors in the form of national unity. This however has been used in the wrong manner and created many influential events in our society today. -
Changes to the class system
changes to the class system were regarded to be very significant towards the growth of liberalism. During the industrial revolution it became clearly defined who were to take responsibility for the family at home and who were to take care of the family economically. In this manner the man would go to work for captains of industry, middle-middle class citizens who had control of work and employment. This man would be know as a lower class citizen. In which they are the bottom of the heap. -
The Industrial Revolution
The industrial revolution was very influential to the gradual guarantee of individual rights. It changed nearly every aspect of the daily life of its citizens. It allowed for property rights to be enacted. this also allowed for entrepreneurs to take control of the markets and bring rise to a much bigger economy
