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Montesquieu publishes book, On the Spirit of Laws
On of the most famous books writted by him that basically stated the idea of seperation of power. -
America declares independence
America declares its independence from the British in the form of the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson. -
French Revolution
The French revolution begins when people begin to rebel against the way king Louis XVI is running the country and they create the Legeslative Assembly and take the Tennis Court Oath. -
Napoleon overthrows the Directory through a coup d’etat
When Napolean returns from Egypt he is urged to overthrow the directory and siezes power quickley which is known as a coup d’etat. -
Haiti wins freedom from France
Haitian people rebelled against France and demamded rights. When the French went in to try and stop the commotion they were killed by disease and Haiti got its freedom. -
Napoleon crowns himself emperor, begins to create a vast European Empire
French voters supported Napolean and he became the emperor. He wanted to control the rest of Europe and also Louisianna, Florida, French Guiana, and the Rench West Indies. -
Padre Hidalgo calls for Mexican Independence
He took the first step to independince in Mexico and gatherd people to march to Mexico city but they were killed and defreated. -
Napoleon is defeated at the Battle of Waterloo
The British and Prussin army attacked Napoleon's tired Fench troops and defeated them
