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Thomas Hobbes
-Seperating religion & politics
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John Locke
-Natrual rights
-A limited king
-Social contract theory
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Baron de Montesquieu
-Government broken into different sections
-Each have some power over others -
English Bill of Rights
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Voltaire
-All things must be logical
-Freedom of thought
-Religion was too powerful
-Against strict religion
-Literacy could help with everyday problems -
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Ben Franklin
-He wanted a single house legislature
-He wanted slavery abolished
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
-Individual rights
-Supported French revolution
-Majorty rule
-Wanted children to show emotion
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Adam Smith
-Focused on Economics
-The book he wrote impacted individual freedoms and modern economics.
-Believed in free enterprise -
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Cesare Beccaria
-Rights of the accused
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Thomas Jefferson
-Didn't want powerful gov.
-Everyone should be allowed to have education -
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Father Hidaglo
-Wanted to free Mexico
-He questions policies of his own church -
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Mary Wollstonecraft
-Women rights
-Equality for all
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Seven Year Peace treaty between Britain and France
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Intolerable Acts
Quartering Act: The bill required that Colonial Authorities to furnish barracks and supplies to British troops -
First Revolutionary account of Tar and Feathering
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Stamp Act passed by British Parliament
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Repeal of Stamp Act
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Townsend Act, new revenue taxes on North American colonists
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Boston Massacre
A misunderstanding between a group of soldiers and citzens has a fatal result -
Riots in Boston met with violence by British troops
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The Gaspee Incident
After America was believed to be smugling goods out of the country, British ships patrolled the waters looking for illegal goods in American ships. One ship that was in the bay was raided and burned to prove a point. No charges were pressed as nobody ratted them out dispite the cash reward. -
Committess of Correspondence
Committees started forming that opposed British rule and spoke out together. -
The Tea Act
A large shippment of bargain tea is shipped to the colonies. As a result many thought they were trying to be bought out and put others working in the colonies out of buisness. -
Boston Teaparty
Bargain tea was shipped into Boston, but mad people thought it was an attempt to buy them out. So after the governer refused to send the tea out of the city, men dressed as indians dumped all the tea into the Boston harbor. -
First Continental Congress
All but Georgia attended, and the congress sought to fix wrongs that had been dealt to them. -
Quebec Act
A law designed to give French citzens of Quebec more rights, but failed epicly. -
The British are Coming!
Paul Revre warns Samual Adams and John Hancock that the British are marching to lexington to arrest them. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the revoloutionary war, in an effort to find and destroy weapons and ammo in concord. -
Olive Branch Petition
Second constitutional congress that held government-like power despite not being in full control. -
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American Revolution
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Thomas Paine's Common Sense
An instant best selling writing peice that put all the blame on King George III. -
Declaration of Independance
The document that officially seperated the colonies of the U.S and England. -
American and French representatives sign two treaties in Paris: a Treaty of Amity and Commerce and a Treaty of Alliance.
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Simon Bolivar
-Was taught the importance of reason, science, and humanity
-Believed in a strong central government
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Ratification of Constitution of the United States of America
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Estates General convened for the first time in 174 years in France
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Storming of the Bastille, prison (and armory) in Paris
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National Constituent Assembly and French Declaration of the Rights of Man
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Beheading of King Louis XVI
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Slave rebellion in Saint Domingue
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U.S. Bill of Rights ratified by states
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French Revolution
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Haiti Revolution
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French National Assembly gives citizenship to all free people of color in the colony of Saint Domingue
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France declares war on Austria
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France declares war on Great Britain
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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
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Toussaint leads troops against the British
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French colonial forces defeated by Toussaint
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Toussaint negotiates peace with the British
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War ends between Great Britain and France
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Constitution for Haiti
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General Leclerc sent by Napoleon to subdue colony and re-institute slavery
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New declaration of war between Great Britain and France
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French withdraw troops; Haitians declare independence
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Napoleon crowns himself emperor of France
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British end the slave trade
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Declarations of self-government in most Latin American colonies
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French expelled from Spain
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Napoleon defeated and French empire reduced in Europe to France alone
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French abolish slave trade
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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.