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| John Lock created the philosophy that sovereignty should rest in the hands of the people and not rulers. |
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| I'm early modern Europe, centralizing monarchs asserted a "divine right of kings" to rule as absolute monarchs. |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| Written on July 4, 1776 declaring independence of the 13 colonies from Britain. |
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| "Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen" |
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| National Assembly promulgated the "Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen" in which they stated equality of all men, popular sovereignty, and liberty, property, and security. |
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| Took place in french colony, Saint Domingue (modern day Haiti). Successful slave revolt against oppressive French gov't. |
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| Slave revolt was led by Toussaint Louverture, a freed slave. He played French, British, and Spanish against eachother and declared constitution granting equality and citizenship for all residents if .Saint Domingue. |
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| Led the revolt against Spanish rule in the South American colonies. Creole forces overcame Spanish armies. |
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| Slavery was abolished throughout British empire in 1833 due to William Wilberforce and other moralists launching campaigns to free slaves and abolition slavery. |
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| Women played crucial roles in revolutions during late 18th century and early 19th century. They actively participated in revolutionary activities. However under Napoleon's rule, women has list their rights they had obtained in the early days of revolution. |
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| Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an American feminist that organized a conference among feminists at Seneca Falls, NY to call for resolutions on womens' lack of rights such as the right to vote, attend public schools, have professional occupations, and participate in public affairs. |
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| Intense feelings of national identity fueled ideologies of nationalism. |
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| A political movement that holds that the Jewish people constitute a nation and have the right to their own national homeland. Jewish migrated to Israel. |
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