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John Locke's Two Treatise on Goverment
John Locke writes Two Treatise on Goverment, which argues that all people have natural rights. These essays inspired revolutinaries in France and the American colonies to overthrow their monarchs. -
Cobblestones Built From Boston Massacre
A circle of cobblestones marks the site of the Boston massacre. ( the backround stands the old state house ) -
Boston Massacre pitted British Soilders
The Boston Massacre pitted British soldiers against local workers and resulted in the death of five men. The event galvanized many towards the cause of independence from the British. -
Washington assumes the Cont. Army
General George Washington assumes command of the Contential Army in Cambridgem MA. -
American forces, General Gates defeated British Troops.
American forces under the command of General Horatio Gates defeated British troops in New York. British General John Burgoyne retreated to Saratoga, and on October 13th, surrendered. -
Parisian revolutionaries seized the Bastille prison
a group of Parisian revolutionaries seizes Bastille prison in a dramatic act of protest against King Louis XVI. The storming of the Bastille was the symbolic start of the French Revolution. -
French Revolution Louis XVI
At the height of the French Revolution, Louis XVI was tried before the National Convention and convicted of high treason. He was executed by guillotine -
Georges Danton early French Rev. leader
Georges Jacques Danton was an early leader of the French Revolution. He was also executed by guillotine -
D.O.I , Declaration of Independence
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Franklin and Adams helped revise the Declaration of Independence, which drew from established political philosophy in justifying the need for independence ( from left-to-right - Franklin , Adams , & Jefferson )
