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Period: 1543 to
Scientific Revolution
This was significant because everyone found a new way of thinking and doing things. It ultimately made people question the church. -
Galileo Galilei supports the heliocentric theory
Him believing in the heliocentric theory was the start of the scientific revolution. This led to the enlightenment and a chain of events. -
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English Civil War
This ended the divine right of kings and laid the groundwork for the modern UK parliament and monarchy. -
Hobbes’s Leviathan is published
This presents the idea of social contract. -
Glorious Revolution
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Locke’s Two Treatises on Government is published
Locke believed the government’s duty to protect natural laws. He believed in equality for everyone. John Locke’s idea of natural rights attempted to redefine the political identity of the Medieval Era and contradict the divine right by introducing the idea that all men are born free and equal to each other. -
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Enlightenment
This was significant because Enlightenment thinkers questioned traditional authority. The traditional authority was that the church was always right. -
Diderot Publishes First Volumes of Encyclopedia
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Louis XVI’s reign
He was the one spending all the money. Right after his reign ended the society started to get better. -
Lexington and Concord
This was the start of the American revolution war. -
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American Revolution
American colonists fought against the British government for independence. -
Declaration of Independence
It shows the ideal society people wanted. This was used to explain why people wanted freedom. -
National Assembly is formed in France
The third estate demanded change for being treated so poorly. This was significant because the third estate still didn't get what they wanted so that led to them getting angry and bigger things happened. -
Declaration of Rights of Man
King Louis XVI was basically forced to sign this. This laid the foundation to future political factors such as universal male suffrage and the end of the separation of people through social classes. -
Tennis Court Oath
The third estate have had enough and wanted a new constitution. -
Legislative Assembly is formed in France
This played a great part at this time because it made a constitutional monarchy with Louis XVI as the king which later got demolished, meaning that there was absolutely no monarchy left. -
Bill of Rights signed
This ensured everyone freedom of speech and freedom. -
Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Women is published
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Execution of Marrie Antoinette
Some of Frances debt might go away because she is not there to spend money anymore. -
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Reign of Terror
This was important because it got rid of anyone who did not support the revolution in a brutal way. -
Execution of Louis XVI
Ends Louis XVI's reign and is the beginning of the Reign of terror. -
Napoleon’s coup
This was known as the end of the French revolution.