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A book by Thomas Hobbes that was very influential and dealt with things like social contract theory. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hobbes-moral/
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Louis XVI was only 20 when his father the previous king died and left XVI in a swamp of misfortune like massive debtand a growing hatred of monarchy from the french citizens https://www.biography.com/royalty/louis-xvi#:~:text=On%20May%2010%2C%201774%2C%20Louis,resentment%20towards%20a%20despotic%20monarchy. -
The meeting of the Estates-General for the first time since 1614. They met after being summoned by the king to handle the governments financial problems. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Estates-General -
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when an angry mob of french citizens stormed the prison called Bastille which was a symbol of the monarchy and royalty. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/french-revolutionaries-storm-bastille -
The members of the French third estate take the oath to "not to separate and to reassemble wherever necessary, until the Constitution of the kingdom is established¨ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/third-estate-makes-tennis-court-oath -
The Declaration of rights of man and citizen was a human and civil rights document was published by France's National Constituent Assembly https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/the-declaration-of-the-rights-of-man-and-of-the-citizen -
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An uprising of slaves in french controlled saint domingue that started off by slaves setting fire to huts and plantations as well as killing owners and citizens. The french thought it would be ended swiftly ended up with over 1000 plantations burnt to the ground and would eventually lead to the abolition of slavery in france in 1794 http://abolition.e2bn.org/resistance_46.html -
Just a day after being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers King Louis XVI is executed https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-louis-xvi-executed#:~:text=One%20day%20after%20being%20convicted,de%20la%20Revolution%20in%20Paris. -
The beginning of a period in france during the revolution when the people hunted out and executed adversaries of the revolution https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-worldhistory/chapter/the-reign-of-terror/ -
A 5 member committee that governed france that would later get overthrown by Napoleon https://www.britannica.com/topic/Directory-French-history -
The war in South Haiti with sides led by and former slave Toussaint Louverture who controlled the north and André Rigaud who controlled the south https://thelouvertureproject.org/index.php?title=War_of_Knives -
The constitution implements a new government being a constitutional monarchy. All legislative decisions being made by a body made up of indirect election -
In the new constitution toussaint l’ouverture tries to make St. Domigue equal to france but still receiving help and assistance from the french government. https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/this-day-in-history/haitian-revolution-toussaint-louverture/#:~:text=This%20day%20in%20Caribbean%20history,declared%20Governor%20General%20for%20life.&text=The%20constitution%20attempts%20to%20establish,to%20receive%20benefits%20from%20France. -
L’Ouverture is imprisoned by Napoleon and Jean-Jacques Dessalines after being tricked into a meeting https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Jacques-Dessalines -
Dessalines removes the white portion of the french flag creating the first Haitian flag to symbolize the alliance of black and mullato people in their fight for freedom https://www.haiti.org/flag-and-coat-of-arms/#:~:text=During%20the%20Arcahaie%20Congress%2C%20Dessalines,in%20their%20fight%20for%20freedom. -
After being brought to St. Domingue as a slave and after the french were expelled from the colony Dessalines declared the island of Hispaniola as an independent nation. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/haitian-independence-proclaimed -
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At the end of the revolutionary war for independence by mexico against spain https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/spain-accepts-mexican-independence -
Simon bolivar, The leader of the south american independence movement, landed in Venezuela for a invasion https://equestrianstatue.org/bolivar-simon-13/ -
A battle that occurred during that latin american revolutions which the south american fighters beat the spanish forces in Chile which began the purge of the Spainiards from Chile https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Chacabuco#:~:text=Battle%20of%20Chacabuco%2C%20(Feb.,at%20the%20Battle%20of%20Maip%C3%BA. -
A battle won by Simón Bolívar to solidify the liberation of New Granada https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Boyaca -
With the help from mostly outside looking out for their own interests peru was liberated from the spanish rule. https://www.britannica.com/place/Peru/Achievement-of-independence#:~:text=Peruvian%20independence%20was%20declared%20on,declined%2C%20refusing%20to%20share%20leadership. -
Led by Simón Bolívar Gran Colombia sought to merge parts of present Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil https://www.pbs.org/wnet/civilization-west-and-rest/killer-apps/property/map-american-expansion-u-s-a-and-gran-colombia/
