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After the death of childless King Charles II, a conflict to the Spanish throne arose. It resulted in the partition of the Spanish Monarchy.
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Benjamin Franklin invents the lightning rod.
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A war extending 7 years between Great Britain and France. It was a battle for dominance in North America and supremacy in the world.
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All of Europe and the United States begin transitioning to new manufacturing processes.
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The treaty of Paris was signed.
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Imposed a direct tax on American colonists.
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A confrontation in Boston in which soldiers shot and killed many colonists.
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Marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War.
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Declared the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain.
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A period of societal change seeking to completely change the relationship between the rulers and those they governed in France.
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Ratification of the first 10 amendments in the US constitution.
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John Adam is elected president of the United States.
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Bonaparte extends his french conquest to Rome and Egypt.