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Montesquieu publishes The Spirit of Laws
The Spirit Of Laws was a was a book (composed of 31 other books) published by the philosopher Montesquieu, and it was a very famous book because it proposed the separation of powers. -
The French and Indians War
The French and Indian Wars took place for 9 years even though they were called "the 7 Years' War." Great Britain and France were involved and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1963. From that moment and as a result of the war, France ceded most of its North American territories. -
The Declaration of Independence of the U.S. is approved
The Declaration of Independence of the United States was signed on July 4, 1776. That declaration included that 13 colonies would separate from Great Britain and become an independent state. This contract was signed by 56 people, including people like Philip Livingstone, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, among many more. -
The Treaty of Paris ends the American Revolution War
On September 3, David Hartley, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and John Jay signed the Treaty of Paris in 1783 to end the War of Independence between Great Britain and the United States, which ended with the victory of the United States since They met their goal, which was to separate. -
The deputies of the Third Estate declare themselves the National Assembly of France
On May 5, 1789, at the States General of Versailles, the deputies of the Third Estate requested the so-called individual vote, which was denied to them. There, on June 17, 1789, they called themselves the National Assembly. On July 9, 1789 it became the National Constituent Assembly and on August 26, 1789 it proclaimed the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. -
Storming of the Bastille
On July 14, 1789, revolutionaries attacked and took the Bastille to end the absolute monarchy, the event that inspired many movements around the world and heralded the beginning of the French Revolution. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was approved
Many revolutionaries in France, such as Lafayette, drafted the Declaration of Human Rights, which was not signed until August 26, 1789, the day that will remain a milestone in history since the National Assembly approved the first declaration of human and human rights. -
The Flight to Varennes
The king of France, Louis XVI and his family tried to flee France to have the support of the royalists. That escape took place from June 20 to 21, 1791, but failed since they were captured. After that, the entire family was sentenced to death for treason.