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Period: Jan 1, 1470 to
Timeline
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1473
Scientific Revolution(1473-1543)
In European history the term 'Scientific Revolution' refers to the period between Copernicus and Newton. But the chronological period has varied dramatically over the last 50 years. The broadest period acknowledged usually runs from Nicholas Copernicus (1473-1543) and his De Revolutionibus to Isaac Newton (1642-1727). Some historians have cut this back, claiming that it properly extends only to the publication of Newton's Principia (1687) or to his Opticks (1704) or to Newton's deaths(1727). -
Enlightment(1685-1815)
European intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries in which ideas concerning God, reason, nature, and humanity were synthesized into a worldview that gained wide assent in the West and that instigated revolutionary developments in art, philosophy, and politics. Central to Enlightenment thought were the use and celebration of reason, the power by which humans understand the universe and improve their own condition. -
American Revolution(1775-1783)
Issues and conflicts: The American Revolution was a time when the British colonists in America rebelled against the rule of Great Britain. There were many battles fought and the colonies gained their freedom and became the independent country of the United States. The American Revolutionary War lasted from 1775 until 1783.
where it took place: 13 of Great Britain’s North American colonies
important characters: Thomas Gage, Paul Revere, George Washington -
French Revolution(1789-1799)
JACQUES-PIERRE BRISSOT
He was a participant and member of the Legislative Assembly and National Convention, he held a moderate stance and also believed in the idea of a constitutional monarchy.
LOUIS XVI
he was the French king from 1774 to 1792 and also executed in 1793.
The main cause of the french revolution was that the financial stain of the servicing old debt and also the excess of the current royal court that caused dissatisfaction with the monarchy. -
Napoleonic Empire(1799-1815)
By 1810 to 1811, Napoleon's empire included nearly all of Europe except for the Balkans. It was comprised of an enlarged France and various puppet nations actually ruled by Napoleon or by a Bonaparte subservient to Napoleon. In addition to those lands he ruled over directly, Napoleon held alliances with Austria, Russia, Denmark, Sweden, and a greatly reduced Prussia. Essentially all of Europe was now "at war" with Britain. From the Empire to the Napoleonic allies.
