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Jan 29, 1215
Events of Import: Magna Carta
(Latin for "Great Charter", literally "Great Paper") A document with 63 clauses in Latin. It was written because of disagreements between the Pope, King John and his English barons about the rights of the King. Magna Carta required the king to renounce certain rights, respect certain legal procedures and accept that the will of the king could be bound by law. -
People of Import: John Locke
1661 - 1664: Lecturer at Christ Church, Oxford
1663: Writes the Laws of Nature
1667: Writes an essay on toleration
1673 - 1674: Secretary to Council of Trade and Plantations
1680 - 1683:Writes Two Treatises of Government
1685: Writes Epistola de Tolerantia
1689:Publication of Two Treatises, ECHU, letter concerning toleration -
Events of Import: Bill of Rights (English)
Written during the Glorious revolution. It is very similar to the US bill of rights because both are stating almost the same thing. The biggest difference is that the English bill of rights came first. It states rights that every Englishman is entitled to have. This includes bringing up courts without the need of royal intervention. Also, it includes the right to fair taxation (mostly ignored). -
People of Import: Charles-Louis Montesquieu
1700:Sent with two orphan cousins to the Oratorian school at Tuilly, near Paris, where he received a classical education.
1705:Returns to Bordeaux and studies law at the request of his uncle who will leave him his title and fortune.
1709:Moves to Paris.
1713:Returns to Bordeaux. His father dies and he becomes the head of the family.
1714:Appointed councilor of the Bordeaux Parliament.
1721:Publication of the Persian Letters. -
People of Import: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
1750: He wins an award for his essay Discours sur les Sciences et les Arts and gains attention
1752: Rousseau’s theory on mankind is written and discovered
1762: Proposes an alternate teaching way of arts and sciences in Émile, ou l'education and it is banned
1765: Rousseau’s house is stoned, and he escapes to Britain
1772: Rousseau is invited to share recommendations for a new constitution -
People of Import: James Watt
1767 Invented an attachment that adapted telescopes for use in measurement of distances
1781: Converted reciprocal engine motion to rotary motion. -
People of Import: Thomas Jefferson
1752: Thomas begins attending school
1757: Thomas’ father dies
1760-62: Thomas attends the College of William and Mary and studies various languages while being known as a studious student and attending dinners with high-up people, such as governors. He graduates in ‘62 and begins to study law
1765: Jefferson passes his bar examination
1769: Jefferson becomes a part of the General Court of Virginia
1772: Jefferson marries and has a child
1774: Jefferson drafts instructions titled A Summary View -
People of Import: James Madison
1774: Appointed to Orange County Committee of Safety, oversees local militias and does necessary functions of gov. in times of war
1776: Elected to Virginia Convention, helps frame new state constitution
1777: Loses House of Delegates seat due to refusal to the custom of treating voters to whiskey, thought it seemed like buying votes.
1785: Blocks efforts (in Virginia) to establish state support for Churches.
1787-1788: Co- Authors The Federalists with John Jay and Alexander Hamilton. -
Events of Import: Industrial Revolution
The industrial revolution was more of a revolution in the sense that it was changing how people lived. It was a time when machine were being made and improved. Great inventors like Thomas Edison were working to make a person’s life easier. It was also a time when people dropped the framing trade and moved closer together to form cities and towns. In short, the industrial revolution started our world today as we know it. -
People of Import: Eli Whitney
1790: Inspired to build first cotton gin
1794: Cotton gin made -
Events of Import: American Revolution
April 18, 1775 - General Gage orders 700 British soldiers to Concord to destroy the colonists' weapons depot. That night, Paul Revere and William Dawes are sent from Boston to warn colonists. Revere reaches Lexington about midnight and warns Sam Adams and John Hancock who are hiding out there. At dawn on April 19 about 70 armed Massachusetts militiamen stand face to face on Lexington Green with the British advance guard. An unordered 'shot heard around the world' begins the American Rev. -
Events of Import: Declaration of Independence (American)
Written for 13 colonies, who were announcing their intention to break free from the shackles of British rule. It declared the ideal of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The Declaration of Independence didn't just change the course of American history, but created a ripple effect that nudged a host of other nations toward independence. -
Events of Import: The American Declaration of Independence
Written for 13 colonies, who were announcing their intention to break free from the shackles of British rule. It declared the ideal of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The Declaration of Independence didn't just change the course of American history, but created a ripple effect that nudged a host of other nations toward independence. -
People of Import: Simon Bolivar
1807:He travels throughout the United States and returns to Venezuela at the middle of the year. He now lives in the style of an aristocratic youth, supervising the management of his properties and meets regularly with his brother and a group of close acquaintances to discuss not only literary subjects, but the most important topic: to determine the course of events which would, in future years, give Venezuela its independence. -
Events of Import: Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (French)
t is similar to the American Declaration of Independance mostly because it carries over many of the same principles of the declaration. It was written by the third estate to the higher two estates and also states that if they did not listen to their needs, that they would rebel against them. -
Events of Import: French Revolution
Pre-1789: A series of social and political tensions build within France, before being unleashed by a financial crisis in the 1780s. 1789 – 91: The Estates General is called, but instead of bowing to the king, the 3rd estate takes radical action, declaring itself a Legislative Assembly and seizing sovereignty. It starts tearing down the old regime and creating a new France. 1792: A second revolution occurs, as Jacobins and Sans Culottes force the creation of a French Republic. -
Events of Import: U.S. Bill of Rights
It is similar to the English Bill of Rights in ideals and principles. Actually, they are almost exactly the same. The only difference would be the time and place they were written. -
People of Import: Henry Bessemer
1850: Invented the spinning projectile which allowed for more stable flight of bullets
1856: Patented the pneumatic conversion process which allowed Iron to be made into steel.
1877: Admitted to the Royal Society
1879: Knighted in the Royal Society -
People of Import: Loius Pasteur
1848 : Pasteur became the professor of physics at Dijon Lycée
1848 : His first chemical quest was with nature of tartaric acid -
People of Import: Thomas Edison
1859:Edison gets a job as a trainboy on the Grand Trunk Railroad, selling newspapers and candy. He sets up a chemistry lab and a printing press on the train.
1879:Edison invents the carbon-filament lamp and a direct-current generator for incandescent electric lighting. -
Events of Import: Judeo-Christian/Greco-Roman
Judeo Christians-Judeo-Christian is an old historical term used for the connections between early Christians and jews. It also refers to any religion that can trace its origins to Judaism and Christian beliefs.
Greco Romans-This is a term used to refer to anyone or idea that referred to the old roman beliefs.
