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Enlightenment and Revolutions Dates

  • Montesquieu makes book "On the spirit of laws".

    Montesquieu makes book "On the spirit of laws".
    Montesquieu makes the book on the spirit of laws and in it he states new ideas like the three branches of government.
  • America Declares Itself Free

    America Declares Itself Free
    America says they are free after the British unfairly tax them on goods. Eventually they would win their independence and this is where the revolution officially started.
  • French Revolution Begins

    French Revolution Begins
    This bloody revolution began and would not end for 5 years when Napoleon took over. It was bloody and in the end unsuccessful because an Empower remained.
  • Napoleon Overthrows the Directory

    Napoleon Overthrows the Directory
    Napoleon helps overthrow it and replaces it with a consulate with Napoleon as one of the three consuls.
  • Haiti wins independence

    Haiti wins independence
    After a bloody fight Haiti, which was a slave owning country, wins their rightfully disserved independence.
  • Napoleans Crowns Himself.

    Napoleans Crowns Himself.
    Napoleon names himself emperor after losing a battle in Egypt to the British. Then he starts conquering most of Europe before eventually losing at waterloo to the British, Again.
  • Padre Hidalgo calls for Mexican Independence.

    Padre Hidalgo calls for Mexican Independence.
    Padre Hidalgo was a priest who would ring the church bells before church. One day he did this at a weird time. Once they met he said his ideas about Mexican independence. Even though he did not win Mexico their independence he started their revolutions.
  • Napolean is defeated at Waterloo

    Napolean is defeated at Waterloo
    Napolean is defeated again at Waterloo for the lest time. After he is defeated this time he is sent to die on a small island. The british defeat him for the second time and this ends Napoleans rule in France.