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The Start of the Industrial Revolution
The Start of the Industrial Revolution This event spurred technology around the world, and allowed people's lives to be easier using mechanisms. It is debatable when this event took place, but most say roughly around the 18th century and 1760 is usually accepted. -
Invention of the steam engine
James Watt
The invention of the steam engine helped spread the industrial revolution. Also, the steam engine makes our life simpler today because if it wasnt for the steam engine, the gasoline engine probably would not exist either. -
American Revolution
American Revolution
A date in which the Americans declaired independence against the King of England. This was because of the continuous abuse and unfair acts that the King put on the colonists. -
French Revolution
French RevolutionAn event in which the French people overthrew their government. The revolution resulted in many battles against the old French government. -
United States Adopts the Dollar
Origin of the dollarThe United states uses the dollar as their new currency system, This will forever change American's everyday lives. -
Rosetta Stone discovered
Rosetta StoneThis was a stone of great importance because it was the key to other languages. The chiseled inscriptions are in two languages, Greek and Egyptian, but three scripts. The first of the Egyptian scripts is Hieroglyphs, used 3,000 years ago at the time of the First Dynasty. The second was later determined to be Demotic, a cursive language that evolved from Hieroglyphs and dating from 643 B.C. -
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana PurchaseThe United States purchased Louisiana from France for around 15 million dollars. The Louisiana territory was around 2 million sq miles. -
Photography invented
invention of photographyThe first picture was taken by Joseph Nicephore Niepce, it used light and radiation from the sun to draw the picture. The camera is a very imporntant part of modern life. -
Slave trade abolished in the British Empire
Abolition of slavery
In 1833 slavery was abolished throughout the British Empire. This radical break was possible partly through an "apprenticeship" system, and a settlement to the planters amounting to 40 percent of the government's yearly income. -
Gold discovered in California
gold rush James W. Marshall was the first to discover the gold in California. Many people got rich of the gold rush but many failed, and searched for jobs in the towns that were created from the gold rush.
