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Isabella and Ferdinand united Spain
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Henry VIII resigns in England
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Elizabeth I reigns England
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Charles ll rules England
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Thirty Years War
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Petition of Right signed
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The Long Parliament
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Louis XIV reigns as king of France
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Peace of Westphalia is signed
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Thomas Hobbes publishes "Leviathan"
This is a significant moment of philosphy history as the book described politcal and theology themes with depth and was considered very influential during the Enlightenment. -
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Peter the Great reigns as czar of Russia
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Glorious Revolution
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John Locke publishes “Two Treaties of Government”
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English Bill of Rights signed
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Daniel Dafoe publishes Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe is a story about a man who ended up being stranded on an island and learned how to survive. -
Jonathan Swift publishes “Gulliver’s Travels”
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Frederick II reigns Prussia
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Baron de Montesquieu publishes "The Spirit of the Laws"
The Spirit of the Laws is considered a major influential work on political theory and shaping political thought of America. -
Denis Diderot publishes his encyclopedia
Denis Diderot when he published the encyclopedia challenged the authority of religious leaders and was persecuted by the church. -
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Seven Years War
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Voltaire publishes "Candid"
Voltaire had been exiled to England publiushed his book which was a satire of Leibniz's philosphy . -
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George III reigns England
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Jean Jacque Rousseau publishes “Social Contract”
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Catherine the Great rules Russia
Her period of reign was known as the golden age of the Russian Empire, and was when Russia was modernized with Enlightenment ideals. -
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Joseph II reigns Austria
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The Boston Massacre
A conflict between American colonists and British soldiers including five colonists being killed including Crispus Attucks. -
The Boston Tea Party
A protest run by the Sons of Liberty where hundreds of crates of tea were thrown into the Boston harbor. -
The Intolerable acts were signed
They were a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord marked the start of the American Revolution and was where the shot heard round the world took place. -
Adam Smith publishes "Wealth of Nations"
The "Wealth of Nations" wanted to explore historical and contemporary examples of why or what made nations
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The Declaration of Independence was signed
The Declaration of Independce can be seen as the United Sates formally recognizing their own sovreingty, and was signed by 56 brave humans. -
The Battle of Yorktown
Marked the formal end of the war when General Charles Cornwallis surrendered to American Forces. -
The Treaty of Paris is signed
The Treaty if Paris was a peace traty between the United States and England and officialy ended the Revolution. -
The U.S. Constitution was ratified
It established the current framework of government that is still used today in the United States. -
Tennis Court Oath
An oath was sworn for an an assembly to keep meeting until a constitution for France would be established. -
Storming of the Bastille
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Declaration of the Rights of Man
The Declaration formed a new assembly of the Estates General to draft a new Constituition and precede it with a Bill of Rights. -
Women's march on Versailles
Thousands of Parisian women marched on Versailles forcing the king and the royal family to return to Paris. -
The Declaration of the Woman
It was a response to the Declaration of the Man, and was a way for women to assert their rights and respect of others. -
Mary Wollstonecraft publishes “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman”
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National Convention Formed
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The Committee of Public Safety was founded
The Committee enacted thousands of executions through the practice of the guillotine and also established a new religion. -
The 5 Man Directory was created
It was formed to create a leadership group of stability after the reign of terror and the rule of The Committee of Public Safety. -
Napoleon Bonaparte becomes Emperor
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The Battle of Trafalgar
A naval battle that took place during the Napoleonic Wars off the coast of Spain and resulted in over 20,000 troops being taken prisoner. -
The Battle of Austerlitz
This was one of the most important battles in European Military History and was a strategic military victory for Napoleon. -
The Battle of Leipzig
Also known as the battle of the nations and was when a group of European nations joined together to defeat Napoleon's army. -
Napoleon exiled to Elba
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Congress of Vienna
It was a partnership of European countries to encourage peace after Napoleon. -
Napoleon exiled to St. Helena
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Edict of Nantes