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1750-1918 Major events
All of the major events that take plade during 1750 and 1918 -
Benjamin Franklin's kite is struck by lightning
This was leading to Benjamin Franklin getting a greater understanding of electricity. -
Captain Cook discovers Australia
Captain Cook arrives at Botany Bay on the ship called "The Endeavour". -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston tea party was to show how much the americans hated the british and all of their taxes and rules, they showed their anger by dumping all of the british peoples tea in the water. -
American Army Formed
The American Army was formed after the boston tea party, the Commander-in-Cheif George Washing ton was also the first American President. -
The Battle of Quebec
The American Revolutionary forces tried to overtake Quebec which is currently still located in Canada. The Americans were unable to overtake the British Stronghold. -
Declaration of independance signed
The declaration of independance was signed meaning that america had declared independance from britain. -
American Revolution
The American Revolution was to seperate America from Britain. For America to become an independant country they signed the declaration of independance. -
Import of African slaves banned by all of the Northern states
The American civil war was won by the north this means that now the slaves can no longer be inmported from Africa, but this does not mean that they are still treated equally. -
French Revolution
The French Revolution was when the lower class took up a revolution against the aristocrats because they were too poor to afford bread. -
Storming of the Bastille
The French people destroyed the Bastille that only held 7 prisoners at the time, it is still a public holiday in France. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
This Declaration meant that everyone born in Fance was a free man, this Declaration surpassed the American Declaration of Independance. -
Reign of Terror
This was when France was proposed to become a constitutional monarchy and that later the king had been assassinated (guillotine) this caused an outrage and many people to die. -
French revolution ends
Napoleon 1 was crowned Emperor of France and the French Revolution achieved almost nothing at all. -
Industrial revolution
The industrial revolution is basicly when the world started to move away from religion and move over to atheism. so people started thinking more logicly instead of doing everything by God. -
Indian Mutiny
The indians did not want to work for the british anymore because they were made to go against their religon to provide amunition for the british army. -
Abraham Lincoln voted president
Abraham Lincoln was voted President of the United States of America. -
American Civil War
The american civil war was to help free the slaves from being able to be bought, it was between the south and the north of America. You can see in this picture that the red part of America that is for slavery are mainly in the south. -
Abraham Lincoln shot
John wilkes booth shot abraham lincoln in the back of the head before jumping out off the booth and breaking his leg he was later found. -
The Titanic
The Titanic was the largest ship in the world at its time And it was asssumed to be unsinkable, but on the first night killing over 1000 people. -
World War 1
After Austria went to war germany got involved and the snowball effect was the cause of why most of the world got involved. the cost of World War 1 was dumped on the germans even though it wat the Austrians that started the whole war this eventually was one of the reasons of World War 2.
