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Industrial Revolution
The beginning of the first Industrial Revolution of modern manufacturing with steam engines replacing hand production & animal labor. Steam and water power became a great innovation. The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain, then spread to Western Europe and North American within a few decades. This was a major turning point concerning America's standard of living and economic growth. -
Anglo Americans
The Anglo population in English colonies in America reached 275,000 with Boston (pop. 7,000) as the largest city, followed by New York (pop.5,000). Anglo-Amercians ancestry originated in England. -
War of Spanish Succession
The first World War begins. There's a quarrel between heirs and descendants of the King Louis XIV of France, and Austrian Holy Roman Emperor, Leopold I. They were sons-in-laws of Philip IV of Spain and grandson of Philip III. The European statesmen tried to solve the problem of the Spanish Succession before the death of Charles the II. -
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was born January 17, 1706 in Boston Massachusett to Josiah Franklin, a soap maker. He was the tenth son. Abiah Folger his mother, the second wife of Josiah.
Benjamin Franklin became an author, politician, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and one of our Founding Fathers. -
Bartolomoe Cristofori
Italian inventor Bartolomeo Cristofori invents the piano. He was a harpsichord maker and curator that worked for Prince Ferdinand de' Medici in Florence, Italy from 1690 until his death in 1731. -
North & South Carolina
In 1690 the Proprietors appointed Philip Ludwell as the governor of the northern reaches of their territory, and some historians say this is when North Carolina began; however, it was some years later, in 1712, when the separation of North and South Carolina became official, and the boundary was not finally agreed upon until 1735. -
Queen Anne's War
The Spanish Succession, as known as; Queen Anne's war ended with the Treaty of Utrecht. -
Slaves brougt to Louisana
The first group of blacks brouht to the Louisana Territory. -
Population of American Colonist
American population reaches 475,000. Boston (pop. 12,000) is the largest city, followed by Philadelphia (pop.10,000) and New York City (pop. 7,000) -
French C. Hoffer
The first automatic fire extinguisher of which there is any record was patented in England by French C. Hopffer, a celebrated chemist. -
Fahreheit Thermometer
Gabriel Fahreheit invents the first mercury thermometer. -
Pennsylvania Gazette
Benjamin Franklin starts the Pennsylvania Gazette, eventually became the Saturday Evening Post. -
George Washington
George Washington was the first President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was born Feburary 22, in Virginia. -
The Midnight Ride
Paul Revere was an American silversmith, engraver, early industrialist, and a patriot in the American Revolution. He is best known for alerting the Colonial militia to the approach of British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord, as dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "Paul Revere's Ride". -
Women gain Civic & Economic power
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John Adams
John Adams was the second President of the United States, after serving as the first Vice President of the United States. He was born October 30, 1735. He was an American lawyer, statesman and diplomat, and as a Founding Father he was a principal leader of American independence from Great Britain -
Slaves Hanged
Fifty black slaves were hanged in Charleston, SC -
Franklin Stove
The Franklin stove is a metal-lined fireplace named after its inventor, Benjamin Franklin. It was invented in 1741. It had a hollow baffle near the rear and relied on an "inverted siphon" to draw the fire's hot fumes around the baffle -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third President of the United States. He was an ardent proponent of democracy and embraced the principles of republicanism and the rights of the individual with worldwide influence. -
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The French & Indian War Era
The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was the North American theater of the worldwide Seven Years' War. The war was fought between the colonies of British America and New France, with both sides supported by military units from their parent countries of Great Britain and France, as well as Native American allies. -
Seven Year's War
(French and Indian War's in America between 1756-1763) in which Britain and Prussia defeats France, Spain, Austria, and Russia. It involved most of the great powers of the time and affected Europe, North America, Central America, the West African coast, India, and the Philippines. -
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Sir William Arkwright
Inventor that patented a spining machine. And early step in the Industrial Revolution. -
The Boston Massacre
Also known as the "Incident on King Street" by the British. On this day the British soldiers killed 5 male civilians and injured six others when the soldiers opened fire and shot without orders. Due to the ongoing tension between the population and the soldiers. Captain Thomas Preston called additional soldiers. A black sailor named Crispus Attucks, ropemaker Samuel Gray, and a mariner named James Caldwell), and wounding 8 others, two of whom died later (Samuel Maverick and Patrick Carr.) -
Tea Act
An act put in place by the Parliment. The main objective was to reduce the massive surplus of tea held by the financially struggling British East India Company and help it survive. This would undercut the price of illegal tea that was smuggled into Britains American Colonies. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Teaparty was a political protest by the Son's of Liberty in Boston, Massachusettes. An organization formed from the 13 colonies. The purpose was to fight Taxation imposed by the British Government. The demonstrators destroyed the entire shipment of tea that was sent by the East India company by throwing it in the Boston harbor. this was a rebel against the Tea Act. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met on September 5 to October 26, 1774 at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This was early in the American Revolution. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration was adopted by the Continental Congress to give the Thirteen colonies the right to be Sovereign states and not a part of the British Empire. The document includes articles that outline the natural and alienable rights and is still used today as the most potent and consequential statements in american history.
