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Period: Jan 10, 1500 to
Thinkers
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Thomas Hobbs
(1588-1679)
--He believed thar religion shoul be seperated from reigion.
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John locke
(1632-1704)
--Believed that all people were born good and had natural rights by God.
--Social contract (gov. and people)
--Freedom of Relgion -
Baron de Montesquieu
(1689-1755)
--Wanted government seperated into 3 diferent branches
a. Branch 1- Make laws
b. Branch 2- Interperate lawa
c. Branch 3- Inforce laws
--Called this "Seperation of Power" -
English Bill of Rights (BR/US)
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
(1712-1778)
--Believed that people should have certian rights
--Wanted===
a.Individualisim
b. People to have some say in government
--Didn't like absolute power -
Cesare Beccaria
(1738-1794)
--Didn't believe in cruel and unusual punishment
--Fair and speedy trials
--Same crime= same punishment
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Tar and Feathering
People started taring people for punishment of crimes. The poored really hot tar on their heads. put feathers on them and through the in the ocean. -
Seven Years’ War Peace Treaty between Great Britain and France (BR/FR)
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Stamp Act passed by British Parliament (BR)
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Riots in Boston met with violence by British troops (US)
Five colonists were killed by some British guys. -
The Gaspee Incident
Gaspee Ship was chaising a merchendise ship. Then the next night these guys came on to the ship, they were lead by Jon Brown. Then they hurt the lieutenant. -
Committees of Correspondence
Groups formed by the colonial assemblies and various lesser arms of local government. They were responsible for putting major problems in wirtting. -
Boston Tea Party (US)
Colonists got together and poured tea into the harbor, but was quiet and discreet about it. They even were nice enough to replace the lock they broke. -
First Continental Congress (US)
ITs a meeting that 12 of the colinies sent deligates to and decided stuff. -
The Quebec Act
Parliment passed the Quebec act which was formed to afford to give greater goods to the french inhabitants of canada. Which was ruled by the Britsh. -
The British are coming...
John Revre rode through the streets of the colonies warning them that British ships were in the harbor. -
Declaration of Independence (US)
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Townsend Act, new revenue taxes on North American colonists (BR/US)
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Repeal of Stamp Act (BR)
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American and French representatives sign two treaties in Paris: a Treaty of Amity and Commerce and a Treaty of Alliance.
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Ratification of Constitution of the United States of America (US)
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Ratification of Constitution of the United States of America (US)1789 Estates General convened for the first time in 174 years in France 1789 Storming of the Bastille, prison (and armory) in Paris (FR)
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National Constituent Assembly and French Declaration of the Rights of Man (FR)
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U.S. Bill of Rights ratified by states (US)
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Slave rebellion in Saint Domingue (Haiti)
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Beheading of King Louis XVI (FR)
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France declares war on Austria (FR)
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French National Assembly gives citizenship to all free people of color in the colony of Saint Domingue. (FR/ Haiti)
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All slaves on Saint Domingue emancipated by the French revolutionary authorities to join the French army and fight against the British (Haiti)
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France declares war on Great Britain (BR/FR)
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Toussaint leads troops against the British (Haiti)
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French colonial forces defeated by Toussaint (Haiti)
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French colonial forces defeated by Toussaint (Haiti)
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Toussaint negotiates peace with the British (Haiti)
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Toussaint negotiates peace with the British (Haiti)
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Constitution for Haiti
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War ends between Great Britain and France (BR/FR)
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General Leclerc sent by Napoleon to subdue colony and re-institute slavery (FR)
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French withdraw troops; Haitians declare independence (Haiti)
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New declaration of war between Great Britain and France (BR/FR)
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Napoleon crowns himself emperor of France
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Jean-Jacques Dessalines crowns himself emperor of Haiti (Haiti)
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British end the slave trade (BR)
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Declarations of self-government in most Latin American colonies (Latin America)
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French expelled from Spain. (FR)
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Napoleon defeated and French empire reduced in Europe to France alone (FR)
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French abolish slave trade (FR)
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U.S. President Monroe declares doctrine against European interference with the new republics in the Americas, known as the Monroe Doctrine. (US)
