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Baron de Montesquieu, a French philosopher, wrote the book On the Spirit of Laws in 1748. In his book, he writes that in order to control government, there must be a separation of powers, which divides government into the three seperate branches of 1-Legislature 2-executive 3-judicial
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The colonists declared independence from Britain and the rule of King George.
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The French people start a revolution against King Louis and Marie Antoinette. The official day marking the revolution is known as Bastille day, July 14, when the french peasants stormed Bastille Prison in Paris.
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Troops in Napoleon's command surrounded and threw out members of the national legislature and dissolved and abolished the Directory. Napoleon then established his own power. A suden take or power like Napoleon's is called a coup d'etat.
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In 1804, the Haitian's have a succesful slave rebellion, and win their independence and freedom from France and Napoleon.
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In 1804, Napoleon decided to make himself an empire, and the voters of France agree and supported this decision. He was crowned in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
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A priest who firmly believed in the Enlightenment. He called together the people of Dolores, his town, and called a rebellion for Mexican Independence.
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Napoleon attacked, and the British defended themselves. Then, the Prussian army arrived and the British and Prussian armies attacked the French and defeated Napoleon Bonaparte.
