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Hobbbes writes Leviathan
Concerns the structure of society and legitamate government. -
Two Treaties of Government
Written by John Locke about political philosophy. First Treatise attacks patriachalism and the Second Treatise outlines his ideas for a more civilised society based on natural rights and contract theory. -
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French and Indian War
A conflict between Britiain and France for control of territory in North America. -
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Robespierre comes to power
Was a French lawyer, politician, and one of the best known and most influtential figures of the French Revolution. Member of the Estates-General. -
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Napolean Bonaparte comes to power
French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the latter stages of the French Revolution and its associated wars in Europe. -
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Reign of LouisXVI
King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, after which he was subsquently King of the French from 1791 to 1792, before his desposition and execution during the French Revolution. -
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American Revolutionary War
War between the Kingdom of Great Britiain and the Thirteen Colonies, burt gradually grew into the world war between Britain onone side and the newly formed United States, France, Netherlands, and Spain on the other. -
Tennis Court Oath
Pledge signed by 576 of the 577 members from the Third Estate who were locked out of a meeting of the Estates-General. -
Calling of the Estates-General
Came together to impasse as the three states clashed over their respective powers to propose solutions to LousXVI financial problems. -
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Great Fear
Rumors of the peasants revolting which was a deciding factor in the deceison to abolish fuedalism. -
Decleration of the Rights of Man and Citizens
Defines the individual and collective rights of all the estates of the realm as universal. -
Louis XVI attemps to escape
King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antonitte and their two children try to escape from the peasants wrath, but fail. -
Legislative Assembly is created
Provided the focus of the political debate and revolutionary law-making between the periods of the National Consituent Assembly and of the National Convention -
War with Austria
French armies lacked organization and discipline, and many noble officers had emigrated. The allied Austrian and Prussian forces under Charles William Ferdinand, duke of Brunswick, quickly crossed the frontier and began to match on Paris. -
The Committee of Public Safety
Formed as an administration body to supervise and expedite the work of the executive bodies of the convention and of the government minisiters appointed by the convention. -
Execution of Louis XVI
Tried for high treason before the National Convention, found guilty by almost all and condemned to death by a slight majority. Execution made him the first victim of the Reign of Terror. -
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France experiences "Reign of Terror"
Period of violence that occured for one year and two months after the onset of the French Revolution. This reign of terror was led by Maximilien Robespierre. -
Robespierre execution
Attempted suicide - shot himself in the jaw - failed. He then was decapitated. -
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Napolean invades Russia
Reduced the French and allied invasion forces to a tiny fraction of their initial strength and triggered a major shift in European polotics. -
Napolean exiled to Elba
Banished to the Mediterranean island of Elba after the Battle of Waterloo. -
Battle of Waterloo
Last battle Napolean fought. The defeat at Waterloo ended his reign.
