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Beginning of the American Revolution
The Colonies declared their independence from Great Britain with the Declaration of Independence, thus beginning the American Revolution. -
End of the American Revolution
The Treaty of Paris is signed and the British remove all troops out of the newly formed United States of America. -
William Blake publishes Songs of Innocence
William Blake publishes Songs of Innocence, showing a state of the human soul. -
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The French Revolution
This was time of violent radical social and political upheavel. The French were in a time of finicial crisis, political uproar, and the Third- Estate (the working class) wanted a change. -
A Vindication of the Rihgts of Women published
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Tales of Shakespeare published
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Brothers Grimm publish Grimm's Fairytales
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Jane Austen publishes Pride and Prejudice
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Mary Shelley publishes Frankenstein
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An American Dictionary of the English Language published
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Victor Hugo publishes The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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Slavery is abolished in the British Empire
The British Empire declared slavery illegal and unhumane, and created the Slavery Abolition Act, freeing all slaves in the Empire with a few exceptions (all exceptions were later removed in 1843).
