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Jun 28, 1491
Henry VIII was born
Henry VIII was the Monarch of England from 1491-1547. He changed his Catholc Church t oa Anglican (Protestant) Church. Henry was an Absolute Monarch. -
Sep 7, 1533
Elizabeth I was born
Elizabeth I was the Monarch of England from 1558-1603. Elizabeth was a popular ruler because she was good at negotiating with Parliament. She is also know as "Good Queen Bess" -
Hobbes was born
Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher who believed that the government should stay in charge, because the people were uncappable to take care of their own town. He wrote the Leviathan. -
Charles II
Charles II was the uncrowned heir attacked reland and Scotland and lost. -
Locke was born
John Locke was an English philosopher who believed that people have natural rights. He was the author of Two Treaties of Government. John Locke was also the influence for Thomas Jefferson's acts. -
James II was born
James II was Charles II brother. He openly practiced his Catholic faith. Becausse Parliament disaproved of his beliefs, they invited his daughter and her husband to rule. -
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Enlightenment Period
The Enlightenment was when people called Philosophes emerged and began to think scientifically and question the way government was run. -
William and Mary Orange enter the throne
William and Mary Orange took over the thorne when Parliament asked them to take Mary's father's place. They had to accept the English Bill of Rights. -
Montesquieu was born
Montesquieu was a French philosopher who came up with the idea of the Three Branches of Government. He was the author of Spirit of Laws. -
English bill of Rights was written
The English Bill of Rights stated:
-It required the monarch to summon Parliament regularly
-It gave the House of Commons the power of thepurse"
-It barred any Roman Catholic from the throne
-It restated the right of trial by jury and affirmed the principle of Habeas Corpus -
Votaire was born
Voltaire was a French Philospher who believed in freedom of speech. He wrote Letters of the English and was friends with Fredrick the Great. -
Rousseau was born
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a French philosopher who wrote the Social Contract. He belived in natural rights, and supported John Locke. -
Diderot was born
Diderot was an English philosopher..Denis Diderot was the first person to come up with the idea of the Encyclopedia. He spread new ideas through out England. -
Boston Massacre
Five colonists were killed by British men. -
Boston Tea Party
Rebels dumped tea in to the Boston Harbor to show disaprovement for the taxes on tea. -
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American Revolution
the American Revolution was between the colonists and Britain. The comander of the Continental Army was George Washington. -
Independence from Britain
The Continental Congress declared independence from Britain. -
Articles of Confederation was written
The Articles of Confederation was not a good constitution because it was too weak and they had a hard time raising taxes. -
U.S. Constitution was written
Washington, James Maddison, and Ben Franklin drafted the U.S. Constitution. Some major elements from the constitution were;
-Federal Republic: two levels of power, Federal and state
-Checks and balances
-President and legislature were elected
-Three branches of government
-Bill of Rights -
Declaration of Rights was written
The Declaration of rights of man and the Citizen was formed after the American Declaration of Independence. This declaration did not include the rights of women. -
Bill of Rights was Adopted
The first ten Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. -
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French Revolution
During the French Revolution the third estate established National Assembly. The fall of Bastile happened, the Declartion of Rights of Man and the Citizen was writen, woman marched on Versailles in 1789. In 1791 Louis XVI and Marie Antonette tried to escape France, Radicals moved the Legislative Assembly to declare war on Austria, Prussia, Britain and other states, and the Constitution was finished. -
End of Enlightenment Period
