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King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until he died in 1685
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The Spirit of Laws is one of the most influential books of all time. This masterpiece of political philosophy was widely read throughout Europe, attracted an especially enthusiastic readership in England, and had a profound effect on the framers of the American Constitution. -
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Was written between July and December 1758
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George III, who ruled between 1760 and 1820, was the first truly British monarch of the Hanoverian kings.
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Catherine the Great Established educational reform and extended Russia's borders in the largest territorial gain since Ivan the Great.
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Boston Tea Party helped accelerate and intensify colonial support for the American Revolution -
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It was the first battle of the Revolutionary War, both sides had losses but the Americans showed they would stand up. -
Wealth of Nations is about humans needs to fulfill self interest in societal benefit. -
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The decisive engagement of the American Revolution -
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One of the most significant events of the French Revolution, eventually forcing the royals to return to Paris. -
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It was charged with protecting the new republic against its foreign and domestic enemies, fighting the First Coalition and the Vendée revolt. -
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This battle helped seal Napoleon's eventual downfall and established England as a dominant naval power. -
The French victory at Austerlitz was Napoleon's masterpiece. It dramatically reversed his militarily and politically dangerous situation and secured his imperial regime -
It was the decisive defeat for Napoleon, destroying what was left of French power in Germany and Poland October 16-19,1813 -
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The first of a series of international meetings that came to be known as the Concert of Europe, an attempt to forge a peaceful balance of power in Europe
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Boston Massacre was the event leading to the Revolutionary War.