10 most important events from 1750-1918

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    1750-1918

  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
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    The British out tax on sugar to raise revenue for the colony.
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    American Revolution

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    A time where the U.S. was trying to break away from british control. This allowed the U.S. to become a free country.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
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    This document declared the United States freedom from Great Britian.
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    French Revolution

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    The French people had seen that America had led a successful revolt and they thought that they could do the same. It basically started with the Tennis Court Oath.
  • Abolishing slavery

    Abolishing slavery
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    The gov't abolished slavery in the time of the Enlightment. This was a big impact on history because it was a major idea for years to come.
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    Reign of Terror

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    The reign of terror was during the french revolution where if people even thought about going against the gov't they would get there heads chopped off.
  • Cotton Mills

    Cotton Mills
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    Cotton mills was the a place were people could work and would make cloths. This impacted history huge because it allowed cloths to be made so much faster.
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    Imperialism

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    Countries were taking over other, smaller and weaker, countries. This end about right when WWI started. This had a big imapact on history especially in Africa were everything basically changed including cultural, political, and economic systems.
    (date for when started, could'nt find exactly when)
  • Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
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    Assassinated by Gavrilo Princip on a tour of Sarajevo. Really was one of the main causes of WWI.
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    World War I

    websitewebsite It began with Francis Ferdinand getting assassinated, one month later the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia. It ended with Germany signing an armistice. Which Germany just got done paying off.