Spartans had free will... Including woman (a strong woman means a healthy baby). The Athenians didn't have that free will for woman. They thought it was wrong, and that only the men should have that freedom.
I think the most important event was when the pilgrims came to the Americas. Although they came there to escape persecution, they were the first to start a colony and life there. Once that colonization started, many other European also wanted to come to the Americas to find more freedom and escape persecution.
They were able to form a new colony and become fully independent
