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Period: Oct 6, 1500 to
Timespan
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Thomas Hobbes
The birth of Thomas Hobbes. He wanted an agreement between people and gov't. Believes people are inherently evil. -
Birth of John Locke
Locke was born on August, 29 1632. He was a great philosopher during The Enlightenment -
John Locke
John Locke was a great philosopher during the Enlightenment -
Beginning of Enlightenment
The Enlightenment began in 1685 -
la salle
discoverd the st lawerence river which opened up many trade routes to and from canada. -
The birth of Montesquieu
montesquieu helped create the checks and balances which evened out the government -
Birth of Voltaire
he thought of our basic freedoms such as freedom of speech and right to petition. -
The Birth of Benjamin Franklin
ben franklin was one of the founding fathers and is on the 100 dollar bill. -
The Birth of John Rousseau
The birth of John Rousseau -
jonathan mayhew
bitterley opposed stamp act. greatly infringed british librety -
Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams was a founding father and was one of the first to start the American Revolution -
richard henry lee
an author who helped make the anti federalists papers. -
The Birth of George Washington
George Washington was a founding father. He was the first president of the United States of America -
patrick henry
was governor of virginia during the timespan of 1776 to 1779 -
The Birth of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743. He was a great founding father who wrote the Declaration of Independance -
john jay
was an author of the federalsist papers he was a federalist. -
american revouloution
a time period when americans wanted to break away from british rule no taxation without representation. -
stamp act
taxed americans and all paper products need a stamp hense the term stamp act. -
declaration of independence
tell great britain we were breaking free from british rule and we were becoming a new established country. -
bill of rights
the second bill is the right to bear arms which gives the right to have a gun. -
bill of rights is
the bill of rights is the first ten amendments in the united states of america -
Articles of Confederation
The writing of the Articles of Confederation -
The end of The Articles of Confederation
The end of The Articles of Confederation -
constitoution
was created to keep the country in line and to show its existence -
northwest ordinance
government bought land north of the ohio river and the great lakes reigon. -
prohibition of slavery
with the prohibition it mad ohio the new territory a anti slave state. -
the constitution was
created by the founding fathers as you may know virtually created this country.
