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A series of events where inventions were made and people had a different view of the universe.
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Galileo's observations strengthened his belief in Copernicus' theory that Earth and all other planets revolve around the Sun. He published a book that stated the heliocentric theory of Copernicus was correct.
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It was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists over the manner of England's governance and issues of religious freedom.
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Leviathan, Hobbes's most important work was written partly as a response to the fear Hobbes experienced.
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It involved the overthrow of the Catholic king James II, who was replaced by his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William of Orange.
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John Locke had a big impact on society as the Two Treatises of government as natural rights were put into the constitution and the declaration of independence.
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This was an intellectual movement that had crushed the world's ideas.
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The Encyclopédie is often seen as an influence for the French Revolution because of its emphasis on Enlightenment political theories. It emphasized the shift of the origin of political authority from divinity or heritage to the people.
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The Declaration summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence.
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He was the king of france before the monarchy and revolution.
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The American Revolution fought between 1775 and 1783 through which 13 of Great Britain's North American colonies threw off British rule to establish the sovereign United States of America.
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord kicked off the American Revolutionary War (1775-83). Hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache.
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During the French Revolution, the National Assembly was a revolutionary assembly formed by the representatives of the Third Estate.
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen(often abbreviated as the DOROMAC) was a document written by the French National Assembly in 1789. It was heavily influenced by the American Revolution and Britain’s new political system. It contained many Enlightenment ideals and demanded that everyone should be treated equally under the same rights.
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While locked out, delegates met on a tennis court that they had broken into They decided to say until they drafted a new constitution
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The Legislative Assembly was the governing body of France. It replaced the National Constituent Assembly.
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The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual.1
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It was a ground-breaking work of literature which still resonates human rights movements of today.
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He tired to escape France as every was angery at him but got captured and killed.
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A dark time that was full of massacres and numerous executions in public that took place. The significance was to purge France of enemies of the revolution and protect the country from foreign invaders.
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Marie Antoinette was the last Queen of France before the revolution broke out. She was sent from Austria as a peace treaty to France, to conceive another heir to the throne. She lived lavishly, spending loads of money on dresses. She then tried to escape France but then got captured and killed along with the king.
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It overthrew the system of government under the Directory in France. The event is often viewed as the effective end of the French Revolution.