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Enlightenment Thinkers (January 1, 1650 - January 1, 1792)
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estates-general meets
The Estates-General of 1789 was the first meeting since 1614 of the French Estates-General, a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm. Summoned by King Louis XVI to propose solutions to his government's financial problems, the Estates-General convened for several weeks in May and June 1789. -
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French Revolution (May 5, 1789 - December 15, 1799)
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tennis court oath taken
On 20 June 1789, the members of the French Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath (French: Serment du Jeu de Paume), voting "not to separate and to reassemble wherever necessary, until the Constitution of the kingdom is established". It was a pivotal event in the French Revolution. -
storming of the bastille
On 14 July 1789, a state prison on the east side of Paris, known as the Bastille, was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob. The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy's dictatorial rule, and the event became one of the defining moments in the Revolution that followed. -
publication of the declaration of the rights on man and citizen
On 26 August 1789, the French National Constituent Assembly issued the Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen (Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen) which defined individual and collective rights at the time of the French Revolution. -
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Haitian Revolution (August 1, 1791 - January 31, 1804)
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king louis XVI executed by guillotine
One day after being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and sentenced to death by the French National Convention, King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris. -
the directory takes control of france
The Directory (also called Directorate, French: le Directoire) was the governing five-member committee in the French First Republic from 2 November 1795 until 9 November 1799, when it was overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte in the Coup of 18 Brumaire and replaced by the Consulate. -
war of knives begins for control of st. domingue
The War of Knives - between Rigaud and Toussaint ... The armed conflict began in June of 1799. ... while others see Toussaint as someone rather leaving Saint-Domingue to the French than sharing power with mulattoes. -
new constitution in france put up for a vote declares revolution over
The new constitution created by these moderate revolutionaries declared France to be a constitutional monarchy. Within this new government, all legislative powers went to a single Legislative Assembly, which alone had the power to declare war and raise taxes. The Legislative Assembly was an indirectly elected body. -
toussaint l'ouverture proclaims a new constitution in st. domingue and is declared govener for life
This day in Caribbean history, June 8, 1801, Toussaint Louverture proclaimed the new constitution in Saint-Domingue and is declared Governor General for life. ... The constitution attempts to establish Saint-Domingue as equal to France, asserting the colony's autonomy while still trying to receive benefits from France.Jul 8, 2016 -
dessalines proclaims haiti's independance
Two months after his defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte's colonial forces, Jean-Jacques Dessalines proclaims the independence of Saint-Domingue, renaming it Haiti after its original Arawak name. In 1791, a slave revolt erupted on the French colony, and Toussaint-Louverture, a former slave, took control of the rebels. -
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Revolutions of Latin and South America
The Latin American Wars of Independence were the revolutions that took place during the late 18th and early 19th centuries and resulted in the creation of a number of independent countries in Latin America. -
mexico declares independence from spain
By the 19th century many Mexicans wanted to separate from Spain and create a sovereign government that would act on behalf of their own interests much like the movement for American independence from British rule in the late 18th century. The desire for independence from Spanish rule first formally emerged in 1810. -
simon bolivar arrives at merida, venezuela
On May 24, 1813, South American independence leader Simón Bolívar entered the city of Santiago de los Caballeros de Mérida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El Libertador (“The Liberator”). -
peru declares independence
Peruvian independence was declared on July 28, 1821. ... 9, 1824), Spanish power was broken and Peru's independence ensured. -
gran columbia formed
While the U.S. expanded across the North American continent, Gran Colombia formed in South America in 1819. Led by Venezuelan military Libertador Simón Bolívar, Gran Colombia fought to unite regions covering present-day Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Ecuador, and parts of Peru and Brazil. -
slaves rise up on northern plantations of st. domingue
A major influence behind the violence during the long Haitian Revolution was the politics of the colony itself, and the makeup of the Saint Domingue society prior and during the Revolution.May 5, 2015