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Thomas Hobbes
One of the first modern Western thinkers. Believed that religion and politics should be separate. Major belief is that all people are greedy and predatory and that they should to submit to the absolute power of the state. -
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John Locke
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baron de montesquieu
he believed the government should be broken down into three branches where one branch isn't stronger than the others. he also believed in separation of power and checks and balances -
English Bill of Rights
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voltaire
he believed things must be explained logically and reasonably, and was against any form of religion that was too strict and didn't accept others' beliefs, and he fought against intolerance, tyrany, and superstition -
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benjamin franklin
he believed in a single legislature with an advisory board and was an abolitionist, believing slavery was wrong. -
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jean-jacques rousseau
he believed in individual rights and individual rights as well as majority rule. -
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adam smith
he believed in individual freedom, modern econimics, and that giving to charity was a virtuous act but that society should not depend on it. -
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cesare beccaria
he believed torture and the death penalty were both wrong and people had a right to a fair and speedy trial, as well as the punishment fitting the crime they committed. he also believed education reduces crime rates. -
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thomas jefferson
he believed in individuals' freedom and rights should be protected by the government, didnt' want a government with too much power, and everyone should be able to get an education. -
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father hidalgo
he wanted to free mexico from the harsh rule of foreigners, marched through the streets of mexico, was captured then shot. he fought for mexican independence -
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mary wollstonecraft
she believed in rights for women, equal treatment of human beings, and that people should be judged on individual merit and moral virtue. she thought there were inequalities in education -
Seven Years’ War Peace Treaty between Great Britain and France
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Intolerable or Coercive Acts
This was a number of acts passed by the British starting in 1765 which made the American colonies basically a police state. -
Seven Years’ War Peace Treaty between Great Britain and France
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tar and feathering
William Smith was thought to be informing the British of American smuggling and he was tarred and feathered, or had tar poured on him and feathers over the tar, a humiliating and painful punishment. This came to be used by Patriots against the Loyalists. -
Repeal of Stamp Act
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Townsend Act, new revenue taxes on North American colonists
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Boston Massacre
5 American colonists were killed by British soldiers in the Boston Massacre. It started when the colonists wouldn't stop throwing stuff at the soldiers and ended after they shot and killed 5 colonists. -
Riots in Boston met with violence by British troops
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Committees of Correspondence
This was a system used by the colonists to warn each other about the British using letters. They could talk about events and plan. -
The Gaspee Incident
A British ship called the Gaspee was chasing a merchant ship they thought was smuggling goods. The next night, John Brown led a group on board the ship, wounding the lieutenant and burning the ship. -
Tea Act
This was the refusal of colonists to buy tea. It didn't make any new taxes but kept the ones they already had. This eventually led to the Boston Tea Party -
Boston Tea Party
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Boston Tea Party
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The Quebec Act
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First Continental Congress
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The British are coming...
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Lexington and Concord
First battle of the Revolution at the towns of Lexington and Concord. They tried to arrest Sam Adams and other leaders and sent 700 soldiers to destroy American guns. -
Second Continental Congress
This was the first date the Second Continental Congress met, and they met primarily to deal with the revolution and win it. -
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American Revolution
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Common Sense
This was a paper published by Thomas Paine and led many Americans to commit to the revolution and independance. -
Declaration of Independence draft
This is what drew a clear line between the British, the Patriots and the Loyalists. It caused a lot of fighting but set the first framework for how America would be governed. -
Declaration of Independence
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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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simon bolivar
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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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Hatian 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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Jean-Jacques Dessalines crowns himself emperor of Haiti
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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
