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Montesquieu publishes "On the Spirit of Laws"
Becomes a guideline for the American constitution; talks about the sepration of control that would keep one from gaining too much power over the others. -
Enlightment 17th century
A period of intellectual thinking, people trying to understand the world some of the greatest minds of the time consisted of Samuel Johnson, Denis Diderot, John Locke, Jean Jacques, and even Benjamin Franklin. -
American Revolution 1775-1800
The American Revolution took part in a long process of political and cultural change in Europe and the Americas. Monarchs were limted by constitutions. Religion lost its hold in western intellectual life. -
Declaration of Independence
Document that reconizes the indepnedence of the American colonies. -
Industrial Revolution in Britain 1780-1850
The Industrial Revolution in Britain was followed with great growth. aswell as Britian becoming the main power in the world. The sucsess of the I.R. mainly came from the sucsess of the Agricultural Revolution were reliable food supplies were established. -
French Revolution 1789-1799
Caused by the lack of equality from the 3 Estates. People of the 1st and many of the 2nd estate did not need to pay taxes. The voting system was unfair due to the 1 vote per estate. -
Crowd storms the Bastille
This raid was more symbolic than any thing else, it showed that that the peasants were rejecting the old order by not paying taxes. -
Tennis Court Oath
When the 3rd estate were locked out of a meeting with the 1st and 2nd estates they went to a nearby tennis court. this was an important event in the French Revolution. -
Execution of Louis XVI
He was executated via guillotine. -
Haitian Revolution 1804
France lost power of Haiti after slaves rebeled. Slavery was abolished but soon after reastablished, then finally abolished again. -
Napoleon crowns himself emporer
Considered himself as "one of the people" he enforced his rule with a strong military and attempts to take over all of Europe which he fails to do so. -
Venezuelan Revolution
Led by creoles who were mainly worried about themselves and their privileges not the slaves. Simon Bolivar leader of the revolution was defeted by the spanish and tries to make a new nation out of Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela. -
Congress of Vienna
A confrence of European states to provide peace and set up boundaries. -
Battle of Waterloo
Battle were Napolean was finally defeated. FinishedNapoleans rule in France as he was exiled. -
Mexico becomes a republic
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla who was a priest told the people to rebel against the Spanish, this led to a violent rebellion. -
Greeks gain independence from the Ottomans
With the help of Britain, France, and Russia the Greeks become independent. This show the decline in Ottoman power and control. After the loss of Greece the Ottomans start to change certain methods, they gave less power to to the religious elite, the got rid of the Janissaries, and they also created a new army corp. -
Treaty of Nanking
A treaty that the British forced the Chinese to sign after the Opium wars. The treaty opened up many Chinese ports. -
Taiping Rebellion 1850-1864
Began in Guangzi province, founder of the rebellion Hong Xiuquan said that he was the brother of Jesus. Was one of the worlds bloodiest civil wars 20-30 million deaths and the destruction of rich agricultre. -
Meiji Restoration
When the last shogunate was over thrown in japan. Restored imperial rule. -
Industrial Revolution in America 1876-1900
When Samuel Slater went to bitain he brought back ideas that would shape the I.R. in America.The I.R. in America brought America to the lime light and the power shifted away from britain. -
Brazil abolishes slavery
Brazil is the last country to abolish slavery.
