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Prices increase
Economic: Prices on goods, like bread, increase and many people can't afford essential necessities. -
Steam Engine is invented
Social: Thomas Newcomen invents the 1st steam engine although it is not very useful. -
Invention of the telegraph
Social: Samuel Morse invents the telegraph which allowed messages to be sent over a wire. -
Steam Engine is improved
Social: James Watt designs a more efficient steam engine which becomes one of the most important inventions of the Industrial Revolution. -
Boston Massacre
Military: British Army soldiers kill 5 citizens. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Military: The Battle of Bunker Hill was the 1st major battlle of the Revolution. -
Declaration of Independence is signed
Political: The Declaration of Independence is signed which declared the 13 colonies free from Great Britain. -
The French Alliance
Political: The alliance between the American Colonies and France was finalized. -
Toleration Act
Political: Parliament approved the Toleration Act -
Spain declares war
Political: Spain declares war on Britain. -
Bad harvest
Economic: Harvests basically died due to very severe cold winters and many people went hungry. -
Declaration of the Rights of Woman and Female Citizen
Social: Rights that declared all men "are born and remain free and equal in rights" that were adopted by the National Assembly -
Meeting of the Estates
Economic: A meting of the Estates-General is called by Louis XVI to discuss and approve a new tax plan. -
Tennis Court Oath
Political Event: The 3rd Estate was locked out of the Estates-General meeting so they met at a tennis court and wrote their own constitution. -
Storming of the bastille
Political: A mob stormed the Bastille, a prison, looking for gunpowder and arms. -
Constitution of 1791
Political: The French Constitution created by the National Assembly during the French Revolution. -
Cotton Gin is invented
Cultural: The cotton gin is invented by Eli Whitney which is a machine designed to remove cotton from its seed. -
Napoleonic invasion of Russia
Military: Napoleon invaded Russia. -
Invention of the sewing machine
Social: Elias Howe invents the sewing machine. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Cultural: A proclamation issued by president Lincoln giving slaves freedom.