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Two Treatises of Government
Locke published this in 1689. It was important because it was a push for natural right and natural law. -
War of Spanish Succession
France and Spain were being combined into one empire. This upset the balance of power. This is the first modern world war. -
The Treaty of Utrecht
It ended the War of Spanish Succession. France and Spain were never to become one empire. They both denied the of the throne to one another. -
War of Austrian Succession
War of Austrian Succession was in 1740. It was important because Frederick the Great took Silesia from Austria, and the Pragmatic Sanction was universally ignored. -
Peace at Aix-la-Chapelle
Frederick's seizure of Silesia was recognized. Maria Theresa got back Belgium, but she was not happy about it at all. -
The Spirit of the Laws
Wrote by Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws was about how government depends on climate and certain situations. Montesquieu was important because he was a philosophe, and he was influencing society. -
The Seven Years' War
There was growing conflict between major powers. The war was inevitable. Austria and Prussia were butting heads because Frederick the Great had seized Silesia earlier from Austria. -
The Social Contract
The book was published by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a philosophe. It was about how the contract should be between the people themselves, and that they should fuse their wills together into one General Will. -
Treaty of Paris and Hubertusburg
The Treaty of Paris caused France to pull out of North America. The Treaty of Hubertusburg again recognized Frederick seizure of Prussia. -
The Wealth of Nations
Written by Adam Smith, the book is about how he thinks the economy should be ran. He thinks that the economy can run itself without the help of the government and the "invisible hand". -
American Revolution
In 1776, America declared the colonies free and independent states. Their ideas on liberty spread to Europe and was one the causes of the French Revolution. -
The French Revolution
The French used the ideas of the American Revolution to overthrow the monarchy and establish a republic. It is toward the end of the enlightenment age.