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Montesquieu publishes his book "On the Spirit of Laws"
Baron de Montesquieue's book portrayed the idea of checks and balances or how a government should have different branches that regulate eachother. "On the Spirit of Laws" questioned the French government and was very popular during The Enlightenment. -
America declares independance
After defeating Britan in The Revolutionary War, America officially declared independance from England and formed the new country governed by The Articles of Confederation. -
French Revolution
The Third Estate in France succesfully revolted against the French monarchy because they were forced to pay unfair taxes, and the First and Second Estate (which made up 3% or France) had almost all of France's wealth. -
Napoleon overthrows the Directory through a coup d'etat
Napoleon quickly becomes the Emperor of France by making a concordant with the Pope where if the Pope declares him the emperor, he will make Catholocism the official religion of France. -
Napoleon crowns himself the emperor and begins to create a vast European Empire
Although France was greatly outnubered against the coalition, Napoleon was an excellent general, and he conquered and claimed almost all of Europe for France. -
Haiti wins freedom from France.
Since Hati was almost etirely made up of slaves, Boukman, a voodoo preist started the slave revolution, but L'Overture was the general in the final winning battle for Haiti, but after he was killed Jean-Jaques Dessalines declared independance for Haiti. The Haitian revolution was the only revolution where slaves revolted, and declared independance for themselves. -
Miguel Hidalgo calls for Mexican independance.
Miguel Hidalgo was a Mexican priest who had been reading about The French Revolution and ideas of The Enlightenment. To spread the word he rang the church bell and gathered people willing to start a revolution. After he marched to Mexico City he was killed, but he is credited with starting the Mexican Revolution. -
Napoleon is defeated at the Battle of Waterloo
Although Napoleon would have defeated Britan's army, he decided to wait to battle until the soil dried, which gave Prussia time to arrive. Since Napoleon was greatly outnumbered, he lost the battle, and was captured by the coalition. Napoleon was sent the St. Helena, an island in the middle of the ocean, where he eventualy died.
