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In 1651, Hobbes published his book, Leviathan. This marked the beginning of the Enlightenment thinkers in revolutions. This is important to the timeline due to its connection with the starting of the whole revolution phase. You can find more information on this topic at Link text
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In 1689, the Two Treatises of Government was published. This was a well known piece of work by John Locke. This was a piece of work that was looked at then and now as a guideline as to how we should conduct ourselves. This is important to the timeline due to its historical significance of the work. You can find more information on this topic at Link text
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In 1758, the Social Contract was published by Jean-Jacque Rousseau. The Social Contract was a piece of work that would be looked at until this date. Other Enlightenment thinkers would base their ideas off of this same thought. This is important to the timeline due to the connection that the Social Contract has with democracies in the future. You can find more information on this at Link text
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In 1774, King Louis XVI became the king of France, starting a butterfly affect that would lead to his own execution. This is important to the timeline due to King Louis XVI's strong connection to the actions taking place during the French revolution. You can find more information on this topic at Link text
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The three estates met in 1789 in order to cover the topic of widespread agitation, financial crisis, and the weakening power of the king. This is important to the timeline due to it's close relation to the French Revolution. You can find more information on this topic at Link text
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The Tennis Court Oath is a well known act of defiance by the Third Estates representatives. These men knew that if they did not revolt, the members of the first and second estate would rule over them and they would never have equal power. This is important to the timeline due to it's ability to start the French Revolution. You can find more information on this topic at Link text
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In 1789, the Bastille in France was stormed by the people of Paris. This was seen as a large event due to the Bastille being a highly respected place. This is important on the timeline because it shows the power of the people of Paris. You can find more information on this topic at Link text
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The Great Fear was a stage filled with fear and chaos in France. This was thought to be brought upon by fear that the king would take over the Third Estate. This chaos would lead to the capturing of the Bastille. This is important to the timeline due to how important the event was to the revolution of France. You can find more information on this topic at
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen defined individual and collective rights at the time of the French Revolution. It rejected appeals to ancient charters of liberties, based on the idea that the rights of man were natural. This event is important to the timeline due to it's help in rebuilding from the rubble that was the French Revolution. You can find more information on this topic at Link text
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In St. Dominique, a group of enslaved Africans revolted against their owners due to their breach of the Declaration. This is important to the timeline due to it's groundbreaking actions starting the Haitian revolution. You can find more information on this topic at Link text
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In 1792, Spain declared war on England and later France for control of St. Domingue. This is an example of Spain in a constant war to keep their territory. This contributes to the timeline well due to its connection with the ongoing tention between these three countries. You can find more information on this topic at Link text
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In 1792, The French republic was proclaimed. This was a big step for the French revolution. This was seen as a step to their own new regime where they had the control like they always wanted. This is important to the timeline because it is evidence of a successful revolution. You can find more information on this topic at Link text
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King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution with a vote of 380 to 310. His wife would die at the same place a near 9 months later. This is important to the timeline due to the importance of the death of the King and the visual that the Third Estate was incredibly powerful. You can find more information on this topic at Link text
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In 1793, the reign of terror began. This marked the beginning of fear and chaos setting in on the civil war going on in France. This is important to the timeline due to its strong connection to the ongoing chaos of the French civil war. You can find more information on this topic at Link text
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In 1794, slavery was outlawed in all the French countries including St. Domingue. This is recognized as a win for L'Ovurture and his men, freeing them. This is important to the timeline due to the important occasion that was anti-slavery reform. You can find more information on the topic at Link text
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The Directory was the Revolutionary Government that took over in 1795. The directory had rules as to how many people should be in the group and who would be the leaders of the group. This is important to the timeline due to the fact that the Directory successfully took over the French government. You can find more information on this topic at Link text
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The War of Knives was a battle between the North and the South of Haiti. The war resulted in Toussaint taking control of the entirety of Saint-Domingue. This is important to the timeline due to the close connection to the events of the Haitian revolution. You can find more on this topic at Link text
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This is known as the end of the French Revolution. The act of revolting had officially stopped at this point, bringing on the age of Napoleon. This is important to the timeline because it marks the known end to the French revolution. You can find more information on this topic at Link text
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L'Ouverture announces that there is a new constitution and is now known as the Governor for life. This is important to the timeline due to the importance of L'Ouverture taking that power. You can find more information on this topic at Link text
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In, 1802, L'Ouverture was placed in prison. This was terrible for L'Ouverture,but was incredible for Dessalines. This is important on the timeline because Dessalines would continue to take over for the imprisoned leader. You can find more information on this topic at Link text
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Dessalines, a former general under L'Ovurture, declares independence for his own country. This comes from the threat that Napoleon was planning on reinstating slavery, and Dessalines did not want this. This is important to the timeline because this is a turning point for the people. You can find more information on this topic at Link text
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In 1810, Mexico officially declared independence from Spain. This was in effort to release Spanish control in Mexico, have racial equality, and redistribute land. This is important to the timeline due to how large the importance is that Mexico broke away from Spain, a Napoleon owned country. You can find more information on this topic at Link text
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In 1813, Simon Bolivar arrived in Merida, Venezuela. Simon was known at this point was "The Liberator." This is important to the timeline due to the effect that Bolivar had on Venezuela when he arrived. He would go on to lead many forces in battele. You can find more information on the topic at Link text
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In 1821, the country of Peru declared independence from Spain. They had remained loyal to their homeland at first, but had been lead to independence by the actions of Napoleon. This is important to the timeline because it shows that Peru did not want to be owned and associated with Spain. You can find more information on this topic at Link text
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In 1821, Gran Columbia was formed. This formation was lead by the aforementioned Simon Bolivar. This is another situation where a country breaks away from Spain. This is important to the timeline because it gives more backstory on Simon Bolivar and the idea that nobody wants to be with Spain. You can find more information on this at Link text
