1700-1800 By brooke16 1701 The War of Spanish Succession 1756 Seven Year War 1760 Beginning of Industrial Revolution 1766 James Watt invents Steam Engine Mar 5, 1770 Boston Massacre Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence is approved Sep 28, 1781 Battle of Yorktown 1789 The French Revolution begins