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Enlightenment Thinkers
This is the time of the Enlightened Thinkers. -
Publication of Leviathan
The Leviathan theory was a theory proposed by Thomas Hobbes in 1651. It argued that the absolute power of the sovereign ruling them was justified by the consent of the governed people.(https://www.britannica.com/topic/Leviathan-by-Hobbes) -
Publication of Two Treatises of Government
The Two Treatises of Government is a document made by John Locke in 1689. It was a major statement of the political philosophy. (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Two-Treatises-of-Government#ref344909) -
Publication of The Spirit of Laws
The Spirt of Laws is a treatise on political theorys. It was published in 1748 by Barron De Montesquieu. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spirit_of_the_Laws) -
Publication of the Social Contract
The social contract is is the term applied to the political theories.
(https://www.encyclopedia.com/philosophy-and-religion/philosophy/philosophy-terms-and-concepts/social-contract) -
Publication of Candide
Candide is a book published by Voltaire in 1759. It brings optimistic thinking to the table. (https://www.owleyes.org/text/candide/analysis/themes) -
King Louis XVI becomes king
Louis XVI was the last King of France and didnt really want to be there. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XVI) -
Estates-General Meets
It was the first meeting since 1614 and it was assembled by King Louis XVI.(https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory2/chapter/the-beginning-of-revolution/#:~:text=The%20Estates%2DGeneral%20of%201789%20was%20the%20first%20meeting%20since,in%20May%20and%20June%201789.) -
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French Revolution
This is the time span of the French Revolution. -
Tennis Court Oath Taken
The Tennis Court Oath was a meeting which they agreed not to disband until a new French constitution. (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/third-estate-makes-tennis-court-oath#:~:text=In%20these%20modest%20surroundings%2C%20they,French%20constitution%20had%20been%20adopted.) -
Storming of the Bastille
The Storming of the Bastille was in 1789, and it brought many people in an angry mob to a Prison in Paris. (http://www.bl.uk/learning/timeline/item106472.html#:~:text=On%2014%20July%201789%2C%20a,in%20the%20Revolution%20that%20followed.) -
Beginning of the Great Fear
The Great Fear was a period of panic and riot by peasants in 1789. (https://www.britannica.com/event/Great-Fear) -
Publication of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
French National Constituent Assembly issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen which defined individual and collective rights at the time of the French Revolution. (https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/the-declaration-of-the-rights-of-man-and-of-the-citizen) -
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Haitian Revolution
During this time the Haitian Revolution was happening. -
Slaves rise up on northern plantations of St. Domingue
The slaves rising up on northern plantations of St. Domingue was also know as the Haitian Revolution. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Revolution) -
publication of Vindication of the Rights of Women
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman was written in 1791 and published in 1792, with a second edition appearing that same year. (https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/mary-wollstonecraft-a-vindication-of-the-rights-of-woman) -
King Louis XVI executed by guillotine
One day after being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine. (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-louis-xvi-executed#:~:text=One%20day%20after%20being%20convicted,de%20la%20Revolution%20in%20Paris.) -
Reign of Terror begins
This marks the beginning of almost two years of repressing perceived enemies of the Revolution. (https://www.pbs.org/marieantoinette/timeline/reign.html#:~:text=a%20public%20square-,1793,its%20end%20in%20July%201794.) -
Slavery is outlawed in the French colonies, including St. Domingue
On February 4, 1794 France became the first European country to officially outlaw slavery in all its colonies. (http://www.uky.edu/~popkin/Haitian%20Revolution%20Lecture.htm#:~:text=On%20Feb.,another%20first%20in%20European%20history.) -
The Directory takes control of France
The Directory was when the French Revolutionary government set up by the Constitution. (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Directory-French-history) -
War of Knives begins for control of St. Domingue
The war of knives was a civil war from June 1799 to July 1800 between the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_Knives) -
New constitution in France put up for a vote, declares revolution over
The French constitution created by the National Assembly during the French Revolution. (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Constitution-of-1791-French-history) -
Toussaint L’Ouverture proclaims a new constitution in St. Domingue and is declared Governor for Life
On June 8, 1801, Toussaint Louverture proclaimed the new constitution in Saint-Domingue and is declared Governor General for life. (https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/this-day-in-history/haitian-revolution-toussaint-louverture/#:~:text=This%20day%20in%20Caribbean%20history,declared%20Governor%20General%20for%20life.&text=The%20constitution%20attempts%20to%20establish,to%20receive%20benefits%20from%20France.) -
L’Ouverture put in prison by the French with the help of Jean-Jacques Dessalines
He was a Haitian general and the most prominent leader of the Haitian Revolution. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toussaint_Louverture) -
Dessalines creates the flag of Haiti
Haiti's very first flag as an independent nation is said to be created by revolutionary Jean-Jacques Dessalines in 1803. (https://restavekfreedom.org/2019/04/04/the-history-of-the-haitian-flag/#:~:text=Haiti's%20very%20first%20flag%20as,make%20the%20first%20Haitian%20flag.) -
Dessalines proclaims Haiti’s independence
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Revolutions of Latin and South America
This time was the Revolutions in Latin and South America. -
Mexico declares independence from Spain
The Mexican War of Independence was an armed conflict and political process, lasting from 1808 to 1821. (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/spain-accepts-mexican-independence) -
Simon Bolivar arrives at Merida, Venezuela
On May 24, 1813, Simón Bolívar entered the city of Santiago de los Caballeros de Mérida, leading the invasion of Venezuela. (https://stampaday.wordpress.com/2018/05/24/simon-bolivar-el-libertador-de-venezuela/#:~:text=On%20May%2024%2C%201813%2C%20South,(%E2%80%9CThe%20Liberator%E2%80%9D).) -
Battle of Chacabuco
The Battle of Chacabuco was fought during the Chilean War of Independence, occurred on February 12, 1817. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chacabuco) -
Battle of Boyaca
The Battle of Boyaca that happened in 1819, was the decisive battle that ensured the success of Bolívar's campaign to liberate New Granada. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Boyac%C3%A1) -
Peru declares independence
Perus independence was declared on July 28, 1821. Spanish power was broken and Peru's independence ensured. (https://www.britannica.com/place/Peru/Achievement-of-independence) -
Gran Columbia formed
Gran Colombia formed in South America in 1819. (https://www.pbs.org/wnet/civilization-west-and-rest/killer-apps/property/map-american-expansion-u-s-a-and-gran-colombia/)