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The war of the Austrian succession was fought in 3 parts of the world. The war was fought from 1740-1748, Europe, Asia, and North America all partook in the war.
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Rousseau published the " Social Contract ", the entire society agrees to be governed by its general will.
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Parliament imposed the stamp act on the colonies.
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The first organized continental congress was met in Philadelphia of September of 1774
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The second continental approved the Declaration of Independence, the American revolution begun.
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General Cornwallis was forced to surrender to the American and French forces under Washington at Yorktown, the British decided to end the war.
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Treaty of Pairs recognized the independence of the American Colonies.
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Delegates met in Philadelphia at the constitutional convention center to revise articles and plan for a whole new government.