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Montesquieu believed in seperation of power and that one power should check another power. His idea became known as checks and balances.
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After getting taxed on almost everything by England and being treated very poorly the 13 colonies finally got fed up and decided to write The Declaration of Independence.
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After the 1st and 2nd estates were arguing with the 3rd estate, and the 3rd estate got locked out of the meeting room, the 3rd estate took the tennis court oath and wrote a new constitution. This led to more rebellionby the 3rd estate.
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The directory had lost control of the political situation, so Napoleon got rid of it, and instead mad a group of three consuls. He named himslef first consul, and shortly after he named himself dictator.
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Napoleon named himself emperor with the full support of the people. Napoleon was eager for more land so, he fought many wars and was very successful, which enabled him to build a big empire.
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When the planters in Saint-Domingue heard about revolution, they decided to rebell, The enslaved africans wanted rights so, war broke out. The slaves won and Haiti gained independence.
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Hidalgo rallied troops and marched in to Mexico City where Criollos, mestizos, and indians fought. The fighting went on for 11 years until the Mexicans eventually got their independence.
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Together the Prussians and British defeated the French because Napoleons troops were exhausted.
