Liberal Revolution Timeline

By Pau Soler Pons

  • Declaration of the Independence of USA

    The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776. Enacted during the American Revolution, the Declaration explains why the Thirteen Colonies at war with the Kingdom of Great Britain regarded themselves as thirteen independent sovereign states, no longer under British rule.

  • Constitution of USA

    The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. This founding document, originally comprising seven articles, delineates the national frame of government. Its first three articles embody the doctrine of the separation of powers, whereby the federal government is divided into three branches.
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    French Revolution

    The French Revolution was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considered fundamental principles of liberal democracy, while phrases like liberté, égalité, fraternité reappeared in other revolts, such as the 1917 Russian Revolution, and inspired campaigns for the abolition of slavery and universal suffrage.

  • Napoleon invades Italy

    Days after their marriage, Bonaparte took command of the French Army in Italy, which led to the successful invasion of that country. Before leaving, he harangued his troops with these words: "Soldiers: you are poorly dressed and poorly fed. The government owes you a lot. Large provinces and cities will be yours. There you will find glory and wealth."

  • Napoleon is Crowned

    He was proclaimed Emperor of the French

  • 1st Spanish Constitution

    It was the first Constitution of Spain and one of the earliest constitutions in world history. The Constitution was ratified on 19 March 1812 by the Cortes of Cádiz, the first Spanish legislature that included delegates from the entire nation, including Spanish America and the Philippines. "It defined Spanish and Spanish American liberalism for the early 19th century."

  • Liberal Revolution in Naples

    The Neapolitan Revolution of 1820 was a short-lived revolution in the Two Sicilies that forced King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies to accept a constitution.

  • Liberal Triennium in Spain

    Is a period of three years in the modern history of Spain between 1820 and 1823, when a liberal government ruled Spain after a military uprising in January 1820 by the lieutenant-colonel Rafael de Riego against the absolutist rule of Ferdinand VII.

  • Liberal Revolution in Portugal

    The Liberal Revolution of 1820 was a Portuguese political revolution that erupted in 1820. It began with a military insurrection in the city of Porto, in northern Portugal, that quickly and peacefully spread to the rest of the country.

  • Independence of Greece

    Was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between. The Greeks were later assisted by the British Empire, France, and Russia, while the Ottomans were aided by their North African vassals, particularly the eyalet of Egypt. The war led to the formation of modern Greece.

  • Independence of Belgium

    Was the conflict which led to the secession of the southern provinces (mainly the former Southern Netherlands) from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and the establishment of an independent Kingdom of Belgium.

  • Abraham Lincoln is chosen as President of USA

    He was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1860 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation through the American Civil War and succeeded in preserving the Union, abolishing slavery, bolstering the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy.
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    American Civil War

    The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 9, 1865) (also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States fought between the Union (states that remained loyal to the federal union, or "the North") and the Confederacy (states that voted to secede, or "the South"). The central cause of the war was the status of slavery, especially the expansion of slavery into territories acquired as a result of the Louisiana Purchase and the Mexican–American War.