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Age of Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was a cultural movement of intellectuals in 18th century Europe and the American colonies. Its purpose was to reform society using reason and advance knowledge through science -
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Molasses Act
earlier Molasses Act of 1733 was passed by Parliament largely at the insistence of large plantation owners in the British West Indies. Molasses was used in New England for making rum. -
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Neo- classical movement
The Neo-classical movement began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing features of Late Baroque -
Seven Years War
Seven Years War, known in Colonial America as the French and Indian War, the British government substantially increased the national debt to pay for the war. In February 1763, as the war ended -
Sugar Act
Sugar Act, also known as the American Revenue Act or the American Duties Act, was a revenue-raising act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on April 5, 1764 -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act 1765 (short title Duties in American Colonies Act 1765; 5 George III, c. 12) was a direct tax imposed by the British Parliament specifically on the colonies of British America -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre, called the Incident on King Street by the British, was an incident on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers killed five civilian men and injured six others. -
Boston Tea Party
The colonists were angry with the british for taxing them without representation so they disguised themselves as Indians and dumped all the tea overboard -
American Revolution
The American Revolution began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United States of America, but gradually grew into a world war between Britain on one side and the United States, France, Netherlands and Spain on the other. The main result was an American victory, with mixed results for the other powers. -
French Revolution
The French Revolution was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France that had a major impact on France and throughout the rest of Europe -
Latin American Independence
The Enlightenment influenced Latin American leaders like Simon Bolivar to fight for independence from Spain -
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes that occurred in the period from about 1760 to some time between 1820 and 1840. The effects was new technology. -
impressionist movement
Impressionism is a 19th-century art movement that came with a group of Paris artists.Their exhibitions brought them to grow during the 1870s and 1880s, in regards of harsh criticism from the art community in France. -
Imperialism
Imoerialism is when they conquer another country. The effects of imperialism is world war 1, alliances, and assination of ferdinand archaduke. -
WW1
was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It was called the World War or the Great War. They had alliances. -
Syria Revolution
Protesters demanded the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad, as well as the end to nearly five decades of Ba'ath Party rule.Between 30,000 and 46,760 people have been killed, including 17,625–19,415 armed combatants consisting of both the Syrian army and rebel forces, and the other half civilians -
Libya Revolution
The killing of the US ambassador, Chris Stevens, and three diplomats were responsible.The colonists rebelled because the government was unfair.rebel forces began a coastal offensive, taking back territory lost weeks before and ultimately capturing the capital city of Tripoli,[48] while Gaddafi evaded capture and loyalists engaged in a rearguard campaign. After the revolution The National Transitional Council "declared the liberation of Libya" and the official end of the war on 23 October 2011. -
Egypt Revolution
The uprising was mainly a campaign of non-violent civil resistance, which featured a series of demonstrations, marches, acts of civil disobedience, and labour strikes. Millions of protesters from a variety of socio-economic and religious backgrounds demanded the overthrow of the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
