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Thomas Hobbes writes "Leviathan"
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John Locke writes "Two Treatises of Governent"
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War of the Austrian Succession
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Seven Years War
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Rousseau writes "The Social Contract"
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American Revolution
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Louis XVI marries Maria Antoinette
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Louis XVI becomes king
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Treaty of Paris
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Estates-General meets
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National Assembly declared
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National Assembly
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Tennis-Court Oath
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National Constituent formed
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National Constituent Assembly
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Jaques Necker dismissed
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Storming of the Bastille
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March on Versailles
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Bread Riots
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Church property nationalized
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Legeslative Assembly
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French declare war on Austria
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First use of the guillotine
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Brunswick Manifesto issued
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Sans-Cullottes invades Tuilleries
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Battle of Valmy
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National Convention
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Execution of Marie Antoinette
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France declared a Republic
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Execution of Louis XVI
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France declares war on Great Britain, Holland, and Spain
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Committee of Public Safety
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
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Assassination of Marat
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Reign of Terror
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Battle of Fleurus
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Execution of Robespierre
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Peace of Basel
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Annexation of Belgium
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French Directory
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Napoleon invades Italy
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Napoleon comes to power
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Napoleon loses at Waterloo