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American- Boston Tea Party
Colonists in Boston throw the highly taxed Tea from Britain into the ocean. This provoked the British into shutting down commerce into Boston, further angering the colonists -
Declaration of Independence
On this day, America attempts ends British influence in American politics by declaring their independence. This marks the beginning of the American revolution that lasts 5 years. -
America- Battle of Yorktown
George Washington and the his French allies defeat general Cornwallis's British army. This forced the British to surrender and effectively ended the American Revolution. -
France- The Day of Tile
A momentous battle in the French town Grenoble. It was among the first major revolts and the one that many say started the French revolution. Unrest in the town was created by the Arch Bishop of Toulouse, Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne. He was attempting to aboligh parlament, and impliment a sharp tax increas to deal with the high french debt. -
France- The storming of the Bastille
The people who were not of the clergy or nobility attacked the prison called Bastille during their revolt against the unfairness of their government. This marked the beginning legislative end of absolute monarchy in France -
Haiti Revolution: Slaves Revolt
Nearing 1791, the Whites slowly increased their power and decreased the colored people's rights. Final exclusion from political influence of the colored people forced the slaves to revolt. -
Haiti revolution: Fight for republic
In order to defeat the French ruler Galbaud, the local whites promised freedom to those colored people who fought for that goal. this was the first move toward the slaves by the whites. -
Irish Rebellion
This revolution known as the United Irishmen rebellion was a rebellion against the ruling british government. They wanted to adopt similar views as those developed in the American and French Revolutions, but could not defeat the British. -
End of the Haitian Revolution
Haiti is declared a free country, ending slavery in the country. Though Toussaint L'ouverture, the military leader of the rebellion, died in 1803, the revolution was a succes. Haiti became the second independent country in the new world, and impacted slave rebellions throughout the Americas. -
Battle of Waterloo
Napoleon is defeated by a united European force near present day Belgium. This ends his European conquests as well as the revolutionary movement in France -
Scotland: Radical War
A rebellion in Scotland led by a committee trying to seperate from the british crown and reinstate the ancient Scotand parliment. This would end up to be a failed and futile attempt. -
Afghan british Massacre
The Afghans rise up against Elphinstone's british army and massacre them all including roughly 12000 civilians. -
Taiping revolution begins
this is the beginning of the taiping revolution. It was a revolution lead by Hong Xiuquan in an attempt for social and some cultural reforms. -
Taiping- Hong Xiuquan dies
On this day, the leader of the rebellion Hong Xiuquan dies of food poisoning, and the Rebellion collapses mere days later. -
Spain: The glorious Revolution
The Glorius revolution was a rebellion led by General Juan Prim that resulted in the usurping of the queen, Isabell II. Their revolution succeded, but four years later, Isabel II son, Alfonso XII -
Bulgaria: start of the april uprising
The april uprising was a revolution in Bulgaria. The Bulgarians were revolting against the ottoman empire. As an end result, Bulgaria liberated itself from ottoman rule -
Vietnam: the start of the Can Vuong
The Can Cuong was a revolutionary movement in Vietnam led by Ham Nghi, Its purpose was to expel the french colonial leaders and replace them with Ham Nghi as their emporer -
Peru
The successful revolution against President Andrés Avelino Cáceres started a new period of stable, constitutional rule. -
philipines revolution begins
Led by Emilio Aguinaldo, the revolutionists fought to free their country from spanish rule. Some arrogance among other factors led them to believe allegience to the US would force America to defeat Spain, but the US sided with Spain and joined the fight against the Filipinos. -
Puerto Rico:
the intentona de yauco (the attempted coup of the Yauco) was puerto ricos final revolt against the spanish colonial rule. Because of this, Puerto rico liberated itself from spanish rule.
