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Montesquieu was considered one of the philosophes who affected americas forming.
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After Britain kept taxing, the colonists in america had had enough and declared independence in 1776, in the document, the declaration of independence, they cited many grievances against the king.
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The french hearing and reading of the american independence from a super power such as Britain declared independence in response to a distant king with little interest in france.
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King Louis was executed by the guullotine.
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1799 Napoleon overthrows the Directory through a coup d’etat.
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In 1804 Napoleon crowns himself emperor, at the ceremony he takes the crown from the pope, signaling that he is more powerful than the church. He then begins to create a vast European Empire.
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In 1804 Haiti gained independence over France. Lead by an inexperienced but crafty general (Toussaint L'Overture) they won the battle for independence agianst the slave owners and france.
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In 1810 Padre Hidalgo calls for Mexican Independence. He then leads an army of tens of thousands of men to the capital. Unfortunatley they are all slaughtered, but this sparks revolution.
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In 1815 Napoleon is defeated in the battle of waterloo.
