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Touissant L'Ouverture Leads Rebellion
Former slave Toussaint L'Ouverture leads a slave revolt in Haiti. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a direct action by colonists in Boston, rebelling against tax. -
First Continental Congress Meets
The First Continental Congress which was a convention of delegates from twelve British North American colonies that met at Carpenters' Hall -
Declaration of Independance Written
The Declaration of Independence was written to explain why the colonists had a right to revolt against and become independent from England. The colonists largest complaint was that rules were being passed in England that affected their life in the colonies, but the colonists had no representation in England to voice their opinions of the colonists when the laws were being passed. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown occured 1781 with the British, Americans and French - the Americans under General WASHINGTON! -
National Assembly Established
The king yielded and legalized the National Assembly. Simultaneously, however, he encircled Versailles with troops and let himself be persuaded by a court faction, which included the queen, Marie Antoinette, to dismiss Necker. -
Bastille Stormed
The storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris on the morning of 14 July 1789 as a symbol of their upcoming freedom. -
Bill of Rights Written
The Bill Of Rights was written in 1789, by James Madison -
Haiti Is Independant
The slaves rose up In 1791 and by 1803 had driven the whites out of Saint-Domingue, (the colonial name of Haiti) declaring the independent Republic of Haiti. -
King Louis XVI Beheaded
The King was suspended and arrested as part of the insurrection of 10 August 1792, he was blamed by the National Convention, found guilty of high treason, tyranny and executed by guillotine on 21 January 1793 -
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought between Napoleon and Gebhard Von Blucher.
