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Hobbes writes "Leviathan"
Its name derives from the biblical Leviathan. The work concerns the structure of society and legitimate government -
John Locke publication
Digital locke project -
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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War is the common American name for the war between Great Britain and France in North America from 1754 to 1763. -
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American Revolution
began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers. -
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire -
Tennis Court Oath
The Oath was a pledge signed by 576 of the 577 members from the Third Estate -
Storming of the Bastille
The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. While the prison only contained seven inmates at the time of its storming, its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution -
Execution of the Louis XVI
Executed by the guillotine -
Committee of Public Safety
its role of protecting the newly established republic against foreign attacks and internal rebellion -
Execution of Robespierre
guillotined without trial -
Napoleon disbands the Directory
Napoléon Bonaparte overthrew the Directory and replaced it with the Consulate -
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Napoleon becomes Emporer
Napoleon takes rule as leader of the empire -
Napoleon Invades Portugal
Napoleon invades and seizes Portugal -
Napoleon Invades Mother Russia
Climax of the Napoleonic wars, serverely reduced french and allied invasion forces -
Napoleon's first exile
Sent to island of Alba -
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Congress of Vienna
Conference of ambassadors of most European states, chaired by Metternich, also held in Vienna from September 1814, to June 1815 -
Defeat at Waterloo
British hold off French -
Exiled to St. Helena
Exiled and dies here in 1821 -
Death of Napoleon
Napoleon dies
