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Seven years war was a war Franc, Austria, Saxony, Sweden, and Russia were aligned on one side, and they fought Prussia, Hanover, and Great Britain on the other.

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Ceremony in Bois Caiman August 14th 1791

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Ceremony in Bois Caiman August 14th 1791

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A voodoo ceremony that began the Haitian revolution. it was a symbol of resistance.

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The sugar act enforced a tax on sugar and molasses from other countries to the colonies from not British sources.

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Parliament passed laws, which initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea

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The Boston Massacre was a street fight between a group of patriots, throwing sticks and snowballs and stones.

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though there had been committees before this they were formally established in 1773 as committees became a key communication form for the colonies during the revolution.

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Intolerable acts, march to September 1774  

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Intolerable acts, march to September 1774  

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5 laws passed by the British parliament as a response to the Boston tea party.

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Battles of Lexington and Concord,April 19, 1775

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Battles of Lexington and Concord,April 19, 1775

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First battle of the American Revolution, Massachusetts colonists defeated British authority.

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The declaration announced the separation of the 13 colonies from the Great Britain. It solidified the colonies as their own country.

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Declaration of independence, July 4th, 1776

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Declaration of independence, July 4th, 1776

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Articles of confederation,November 15, 1777

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Articles of confederation,November 15, 1777

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This document was in use as the constitution during the time before the current constitution went into effect. during this time the central government was weak and the states held most of the power.

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a fierce debate over the structure and powers of a new federal government. eventually writing down the conclusion they came to.

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Seven years war was a war between France, Austria, Saxony, Sweden, Russia were on one side against Prussia, Hanover, and Great Britain on the other. 

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The stamp act was that the British told colonists to pay taxes because the British won the seven years war.

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slaves of northern St. Domingue organized and planned a massive rebellion which kickstarted the Haitian revolution.

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The social and political order that existed in France from the end of the Middle Ages until the French Revolution. the three social classes at the time were Clergy, nobility, and commoner.

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Louis XVI called on an assembly representing the French estates of the realm to propose solutions to France's financial problems. The Third Estate commoners formed into a National Assembly, signaling the outbreak of the French Revolution.

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National assembly declared-June 17, 1789

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National assembly declared-June 17, 1789

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A month after the assembly at Versailles members of the third estate the commoner class declared themselves as the "national assembly" they represented majority of the nation.

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The first time that French citizens formally stood against Louis XVI. They represented themselves at the estate's general meeting. It takes many elements from the declaration of Independence.

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A state prison was attacked by an aggressive mob of people. the prison was a symbol of the monarchy and that the national assembly could overpower it.

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Abolishing the ancien regime-August 4th, 1789

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Abolishing the ancien regime-August 4th, 1789

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The night of August fourth the national assembly met and created reforms which lead to the reconstruction of the french social and political systems.

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Declaration of rights men and the citizen- August 26th, 1789

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Declaration of rights men and the citizen- August 26th, 1789

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The declaration states that states the natural rights of men which are freedom, ownership, security, resistance to oppression. The document had a large effect of the democracy and liberty of Europe.

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Women's march on versailles-October 5th, 1789

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Women's march on versailles-October 5th, 1789

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Parisian market women marched on Versailles, demanding reforms. They besieged the palace and forced King Louis XVI to return with them to Paris.

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Declaration of the republic- September 21st, 1792

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Declaration of the republic- September 21st, 1792

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The proclamation de l'abolition de la royauté (abolition of monarchy) The national convention announced they had abolished the French monarchy. which in turn created the french first republic.

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Execution of King Louis XVI- January 21st 1793

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Execution of King Louis XVI- January 21st 1793

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he was accused of high treason. as well as accused of inciting an invasion of France by other European kingdoms to put an end to the Revolution and reclaim power.

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French Revolution grants rights of citizenship to free persons of color 1792-1794

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French Revolution grants rights of citizenship to free persons of color 1792-1794

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The french French Legislative Assembly set men of color free. two years later the National Convention approved the emancipation of slaves into citizens of the French Republic.

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Marie Antoinette executed- October 16th, 1793

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Marie Antoinette executed- October 16th, 1793

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She was found guilty of conspiracy with foreign powers, the depletion of the state treasury, As well as high treason. she was given the death penalty and beheaded.

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During this period the French revolutionary government called for the arrest and execution of many people. during this period there was so much violence as well as mass executions carried out by the revolutionaries.

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France frees all enslaved people -February 1794. 

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France frees all enslaved people -February 1794. 

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The french republic abolished slavery in all of its colonies this was the first time France abolished slavery again later in 1848.

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Napoleon made slavery legal again in French Caribbean after businessmen in the colonies convinced him. It kept slavery in places where it had been impossible to end it.

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Fighting continues and Napoleon leaves Haiti(1802-1803)

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Fighting continues and Napoleon leaves Haiti(1802-1803)

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January 1802 Napolean ordered an invasion on Saint-Domingue and after several months of hard fighting, L'ouverture agreed to a cease fire. But then he was arrested (and later died). After, Napolean announced his plan to have slavery again on Haiti and Dessalines started a new revolt against French rule. Britain helped Haiti beat the French and on November 9, 1803 colonial authorities surrendered.

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L'ouverture arrested and dies in France(1802-1803)

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L'ouverture arrested and dies in France(1802-1803)

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L'ouverture was invited by French General Jean-Baptiste Brunet to meet with him to talk about peace. But L'ouverture was arrested and sent to a mountain fort in France. He died of pneumonia and starvation

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Napoleon rise to power. November 8th, 1799 - December second 1804

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Napoleon rise to power. November 8th, 1799 - December second 1804

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During a time of instability for France a well-respected general Napoleon Bonaparte. Using his supporters from the revolution he and his allies overthrew the French directory government and created the French consulate installing Napoleon as the leader with a rigged election. and in 1804 he declared himself The Emperor of the French.