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Voltaire and Candide
Candide (1759) is perhaps best known for its unabashedly sarcastic tone. It follows the adventures and exploits of a young man (named Candide) as he travels much of the known world (often by accident) and learns about people, politics, life, and about himself. Along the way, Voltaire humurously parodies countless governments, people, customs, and philosophies. The humor and parody, however, often have serious undertones, leading readings simultaneously to laugh and think seriously.https://facult -
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The Social Contract
In reaction to the rather empirical philosophies of Voltaire and others, Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote The Social Contract (1763), a work championing a form of government based on small, direct democracy. This and many other works helped inspire the Enlightenment period. http://www.prometheusbooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=251 -
Louis XV death
On this date in history Louis XV dies. Louis was of the house of Bourbon and ruled from september 1 to the time of his death. He was known as Louis the Beloved although his reign brought more bad then good. Louis became the king at the age of five years old. people loved him when he was young but by the time he died he was hated. He had lost almost all of French land in North America and lost the seven years war. He was succeeded by his grandson Louis XVI.sources cant be listed. -
The colonies declare independence.
On this day in history The thirteen American Colonies declare independence from Great Britain.The colonies were being treated unfairly and were taxed without being represented in Parliament. In Philadelphia 56 member from continental congress sign the Document listing their reasons for independence from Great Britain. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-declares-independence -
American Revolution Ends
On this date in history the Treaty of Paris was officially signed marking the end of the American Revolution. two years after the surrender of General Cornwallis at Yorktown the Treaty of paris is officially signed and marks the end of the war between Great Britain and the thirteen colonies. This paves the way for new societal reforms for the colonies and unique ideas about freedom. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/treaty-of-paris-signed -
Don Giovanni
The Don Giovanni is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It is based on the legends of Don Juan, a fictional libertine and seducer. Not only the play but the music in this opera was amazing blending the newer style of the time with older style baroques, Mozart created a masterpiece that is still performed today. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Giovanni -
Bastille Day
The French Revolution began with the storming of the Bastille, a fortress prison in Paris, by the people of Paris because they feared they were going to be attacked. They stormed the bastille and took weapons ammunition and gunpowder. This act of defiance set off the crazy uprising that we will later call the French Revolution. http://french.about.com/od/culture/a/bastille-day.htm -
Maximillien Robespierre death
Maximilien de Robespierre was an official during the French Revolution and one of the principal architects of the Reign of Terror. He was a French Lawyer who later becomes the leader of the Jacobins party. He represented the working class people.Born in Arras, France, Maximillien also became the leader of the Committee of public safety. Eventually the Convention blamed him for the Reign of Terror and he was killed by the guillotine. http://www.biography.com/people/maximilien-de-robespierre-37 -
Cottin Gin created
(date uncertain) In 1794, Eli Whitney,an American inventor, patented the cottin gin. This invention revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber. Eli did not get much credit though. His ideas was taken and built upon by every farmer in the south. He also inadvertently helped to justify slavery. http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/cotton-gin-and-eli-whitney -
Thomas Jefferson Elected president
On February 17, 1801, Thomas Jefferson was elected president of the United States.Thomas Jefferson is accredited with drafting the declaration of independence adn served as a delegate in the continental congress. as well as serving as a Virginia Governor before becoming the president of the United States for two terms. From 1801-1809 -
Louisiana purchase
By a treaty signed on Apr. 30, 1803, the United States purchased from France the Louisiana Territory, more than 2 million sq km (800,000 sq mi) of land extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. The price was 60 million francs, about $15 million.At the time the President of the United States was Thomas Jefferson. http://ya.lapl.org/ya/homework/timeline.php -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States. This Expedition explored the newly bought land that the United States had gathered from France and discovered over 200 new plant species and 70 native American Tribes. http://faculty.washington.edu/qtaylor/a_us_history/1800_1900_timeline.htm -
world's first locomotive-hauled railway journey
On 21 February 1804 the world's first locomotive-hauled railway journey took place as Richard Trevithick's unnamed steam locomotive hauled a train along the tramway of the Penydarren Ironworks, in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Richard Trevithick most significant contribution was to the development of the first high-pressure steam engine. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Trevithick -
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815, near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. A French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated by the armies of the Seventh Coalition, comprising an Anglo-allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington combined with a Prussian army. This ultimately ended Napoleon's reign and started a span of peace in Europe. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Waterloo
