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Montesquieu published the sprit of law
The Spirit of [the] Laws, is a treatise on political theory, as well as a pioneering work in comparative law by Montesquieu, published in 1748.[2] Originally published anonymously, as was the norm, its influence outside France was aided by its rapid translation into other languages -
The french and indian war
The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war's expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution. -
The declaración of independence of the U.S
By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence. -
The treaty of Paris ends the american revolutionary war
The Treaty of Paris was signed by U.S. and British Representatives on September 3, 1783, ending the War of the American Revolution. Based on a1782 preliminary treaty, the agreement recognized U.S. independence and granted the U.S. significant western territory. -
The deputies of the third estate declare themselves thenational assembly of France
The Third Estate formed the National Assembly because they realized that the other two estates, the nobles and the clergy, would combine interests in the Estates General to vote that the Third Estate should shoulder the greatest tax burden for Louis XVI's new taxes. -
The declaración of the rights of man the citizen
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789, approved by the French National Constituent Assembly on August 26, 1789, is one of many of the fundamental documents of the French Revolution in terms of defining personal rights and those of the community, in addition to the universal -
The flight to Varennes
The royal Flight to Varennes during the night of 20–21 June 1791 was a significant event in the French Revolution in which King Louis XVI of France, Queen Marie Antoinette, and their immediate family unsuccessfully attempted to escape from Paris to Montmédy, where the King wished to initiate