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The Enlightment
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Leviathan Published
The Leviathan, by THomas Hobbes, mean Devil. He called it this because Hobbes believed that all people were evil. -
Principia Mathematica Published
Principia Mathematica brought much international fame to Isaac Newton. In the Principia Mathematica he lays out the laws of motion and explains the idea of universal gravity in mathmatical terms. This will be used by Enlightment's thinkers as mathimatical and scientific tools for other advances. -
Essay Concerning Human Understanding Publised
Essay Concerning Human Understanding was published by John Locke in 1689 talking about human understanging of the world around them and themselfs. Was also used a tool for thinkers of the time. -
English Bill of rights is created
In 1689 the English bill of rights is created limiting the king from absoulte power. -
Two Treaties of Government
The first part is about Robert Filmer’s Patriarcha(supports divione right) and critzies it. the half is about how John locke thinks a government should be stucted. -
The spirit of the laws
In 1748 Montesuieu published The Spirit of the laws. In this he states the need for checks and balances. -
Encyclopédie Published
Was published over the cours of years from 1757 to 1777. The man who reseives creit for making it but of 140 people have worked on the 32 volumes collection. -
Rousseau publishes The Social Contract
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Common Sense published
Thomas Paine publised Common Sense in 1776 to prmote American independence. Help turn an rebelion into a revolution. -
America delcars its indepedence
With the Declartion of Independence america put for its values forward to the world. It use many ideas from the Enlightnment. -
US Constitution is ratified
The new government of the US has a strong central government and it uses a lot of John locke's ideas of government and view on natrul rights. -
French Revolution breaks out
With the ideas of the Enlightnment in the heads of the french pulling the french to revoltuion while heavy taxes and gap of the rich and the poor pushes the to fight. -
Treaty of Paris is signed
America is now recignized as a formal country on the world stage. -
Thomas paine writes Rights of man
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Napoleon is named Emporour of France
