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Thomas Hobbes
In 1641, The Leviathan was written by Thomas Hobbes using reason and not religious beliefs about his view on man. -
John Locke
John Locke wrote The Second Treatise on Government using reason and his own beliefs of mankind over the dominant religious beliefs that had been thought of for centuries. -
Declaration of Independence
In 1776, the British people called for a revolution and then wrote a declaration from the British crown and established the states. -
France's Debts and The Seven Year War
France had lots of debts from the Seven Year War, so the crown started to tax the people. Then, the French Revolution began against the monarchy and the draft of the Declaration of the Rights of Man was formed. -
Rebellion
In 1791, the large number of slaves began to rebel against the wealthy land-owning whites. -
French Control
In 1803, the 500,000 slaves had succeeded in abolishing slavery, and the French gained control over the island. -
Napoleon Bonaparte
The French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Spain in 1804. -
Grito de Dolores
Hidalgo called people of the town Dolores to fight for their town with thousands of people joining the fight for their equality and independence. -
Venezuelas Independence
In 1813, Venezuela was invaded by Bolivar and his men, beginning the Admirable Campaign, which was victorious, and Venezuela became independent. -
Jose de San Martin
The Spanish soldiers were surprised by San Martin, and liberated Santiago, Chile, where he continued on his original plan for Lima to be captured. -
Moses Austin
Moses moved to Missouri after his mines had failed, then he became an owner of a bank in St. Louis, but then the economic crisis created a depression making his fortune plummet. -
He Comes to Texas
In 1820, Moses arrives in Texas and meets with the governor, who does not approve of U.S. citizens. After, he meets a man named Baron de Bastrop who offers to help Moses with his colonization. -
Gran Colombia
Under Bolivar's new government, the Gran Colombia was created in 1821 -
Independence from Spain
Hidalgo and the Mexican Rebels finally gained independence ten years after el Grito de Dolores. -
The Colony is Almost Complete
After about four years, Moses Austin's colonization plan was finally put together by his son, but not without any inconveniences. The Mexican government let Austin control his colony under the old laws and he headed back to Texas. -
Constitution of 1824
Mexico proclaimed that they were to be governed by a president and create a federalist government, where the national and state governments shared the power. -
The Colony Needs a Capital
By 1824, Austin decided that his colony needed a capital, so he founded San Felipe de Austin and it became the heart of the colony. -
New Colonies
From 1825 to 1831, four new colonies were created by Austin. All of the colonies were overlapping, except for one people called the Little Colony. -
Fredonian Rebellion
Benjamin Edwards founded the Republic of Fredonia and they declared independence from Mexico. -
Austin Brings in Many Colonists
With Austin's goal of 300 people, he was close with about 100 to 200 settlers in his colony making his colony a success. -
Government issues a Law
On April 6, 1830, the government of Mexico made a law to get Mexico more control over Texas, and Mexico ended all U.S. immigration. -
Turtle Bayou Resolutions
In 1832, the Texans wrote a series of statements called the Turtle Bayou Resolutions that denied that they were attacking the Mexican government and asked for the support of Santa Anna and the Constitution of 1824. -
Conventions of 1832
The Texans listed their grievances and presented their requests to Santa Anna in the Conventions of 1832. -
Santa Anna Declares Himself Dictator
The Mexican government was not organized, and a cholera epidemic in Mexico City because of Santa Anna. Austin was put into jail because the Mexicans thought a letter he sent to them was treason for two years. -
Consultation of 1835
The Texans became divided into two groups after the consultation, one group wanted peace with Mexico, and the other wanted independence from Mexico. -
Battle of Gonzales
At dawn, the volunteers at Gonzales attacked the Mexicans, and the Mexicans wanted the cannon back, the Texans raised a flag that said "come and take it." -
Texas Revolution
The Mexicans had given the Texans a cannon and wanted it back from the Texans. The Texans refused to give back the cannon, resulting in the Mexicans coming to try and get the cannon back, and a battle broke out, leading to the Texas Revolution.