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Invention of the steam engine
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A steam engine is a machine that converts the heat energy of steam into mechanical energy. The steam engine was the primary motive force throughout the Industrial Revolution. Without it there would have been little progress. It powered the factories, railways and the shipping. -
Boston Tea Party
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The Boston tea party was a way for the americans to show that they have had enough. The Americans dressed up as Indians and dumped the tea into the harbor because the English were being unfair and taxing tea and other products way too high everything changed after this event. -
The American Revolution
To learn more on the American Revolution click hereThis was important because the British were violating the magna carta which stated that there would be no taxation with out representation in parliament. The British taxed the colonist with out giving them representation. There were many people that started it Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, Ben Franklin were just some of the many who started the rebellion, and there were many more before they were even born that wanted independence from Great Britain. -
Declaration of Independence
to learn more about the Declaration of Independence click here The colonials felt like they needed to do this to get badly needed help from France and possibly Spain. Both of those nations had monarchs and it would not have looked good to their subjects if they help overthrow a king. The colonies were independent then they could come in of the side of an underdog.help defeat an arch enemy and possibly gain favorable trade status to the west. -
George Washington besomes President of the United States
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George Washington was commander in chief of the Continental army during the American Revolution and first president of the United States (1789-97). -
Invention of the railroad
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the invention of the railroad was very important, It served as a vital link for trade, commerce and travel that joined the eastern and western halves of the late 19th-century United States. -
Civil War
to learn more on the civil war click here This war started because people up north wanted to put a stop to slavery but people in the south were all for slavery the differences here had a major effect and started a war. this war was imprtant because without The north and the south would still be hate each other and we might have split into two different countries by now. -
Invention of the Lightbulb
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Thomas Edison recieved his patent for his invention of the incandesant light bulb on the 27th of Janurary 1880. This invention is probably one of the most important of all time. Without it, we would probably still be reading, working, and living by candle light. -
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
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The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand was really the final act that started WW1. This was important because The first 'modern' war. It begun trench warfare, mechanized warfare, chemical warfare, multi-theater warfare, air warfare, and submarine warfare. It also ended the US isolationist policy & it's harsh axis surrender terms and it laid the groundwork for WWII. -
World War I
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Imperial, territorial, and economic rivalries led to the “Great War” between the Central Powers (Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, and Turkey) and the Allies (U.S., Britain, France, Russia, Belgium, Serbia, Greece, Romania, Montenegro, Portugal, Italy, and Japan). About 10 million combatants killed, 20 million wounded
