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Montesquieu's book explains the social contract between the governemnt and the people, and that the government gets its power from the governed.
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The Declaration of Independance is written and America rebells against the British for independance.
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The Third Estates decide that the Old Regime gave first and second estates had too much power, and creates the National Assembly. The Old Regime is eventually dissolved and and new regime takes place.
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France had a weak government and the French people were discontent. Napolean, a hero of the French for succeeding in the stopping of a royal uprising, overthrows the Directory, and assumes power.
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Napolean gains greater power, and becomes the emperor of France, and starts taking over much of Europe.
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Haiti gains independance and is the only successful slave uprisings. During the decline of Napolean, the Haiti slaves rebell, successfully gaining independance.
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Padre Hidalgo sees the revolutions and the ideas of enlightenment and rings the bells of the church to gather the peasants for revolution. However, the group disbanded, and Padre HIdalgo was exceuted.
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Napolean is defeated by Wellington and Prussian troops and is exiled to Saint Helen.
