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The British Parliament gave the English East India Company a monopoly on tea sale, so American traders, dressed up as Native Americans, threw to the sea a whole shipload of tea of three British ships
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It outlined the principles of national sovereignty, separation of powers and suffrage.
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Representatives of the Thirteen Colonies met in the Continental Congress of Philadelphia.
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Britain recognised the United States as an independent nation.
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Failed attempt of the King trying to make nobles and the clergy pay taxes.
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Established national sovereignty and the separation of powers.
The legislative power was held by the House of Representatives (cámara alta) and the Senate (cámara baja). Members were chosen in free elections but only white males could vote.
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The List of Grievances was created in Versailles.
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Assembly made by the Third Estate because they considered that they were the only legitimate Estate.
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An attack to the medieval fortress that had become a prison and a symbol of absolutism.
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They abolished feudal rights and a few days later, they made the Declaration of the Rights of the Men and of the Citizen.
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The Royal Family had to escape from the country but they didn't succeed.
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Established separation of powers, a constitutional monarchy and census suffrage.
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Tuileries Palace was attacked and the royal family was taken prisoner.
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It was a royalist Catholic uprising within France in its western.
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Moderate revolutionaries guilotined him.
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Limited suffrage based on property ownership was implemented.
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Creation of the Consuate that was made up of three members.
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Maintained state control over the Church.
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But he returns later for 100 days...
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Napoleon is finally defeated and deported to Saint Helena.
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In the island of Saint Helena, by natural causes.
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It was the most important revolution because nationalist movements coincided with an economic crisis. Bourgeoisie and workers supported universal suffrage and freedom in press. They failed, but they achieves important advances.
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France: Monarchs were replaced for the Second Republic because they were corrupted. Louis N. Bonaparte was elected President but he declared himself Emperor.
Germany: Cities called for German national unity, but the King of Prussia rejected the corwn offered by the liberals.
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Through military action.
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Wilhelm I was crowned Kaiser.