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A revolution in transportation:
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It took the first major step towards the Industrial Revolution.
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James Watt developed a rotary engine based on the steam engine.
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England formally recognised the American colonies as an independent nation.
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Invented by Edmund Cartwright.
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The United States Constitution was signed. By June 1788, nine of the 13 states had approved ratification, and the Constitution went into effect.
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- On June 17th, the Third Estate declared itself the National Assembly.
- On June 23rd, the King and the Three Estates met to vote a Constitution by population.
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Spirit of rebellion spread to the French countryside, sparking a wave of violence.
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It was a pledge made by the Third Estate of France.
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It became the constitutional blueprint for France. Elightenment philosophy: classical liberalism.
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Most notorious event of the French Revolution
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Based on ideas of Equality, Liberty and Fraternity.
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Outlawing associations of workers.
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Limitations on child labor.
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Battle of Waterloo.