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Unit 4 timeline
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Seven Years War
global military war between 1756 and 1763, involving most of the great powers of the time and affecting Europe, North America, Central America, the West African coast, India, and the Philippines -
The Swing
Jean-Honoré Fragonard. 1767 C.E. Oil on canvas. -
Monticello
Virginia, U.S. Thomas Jefferson (architect). 1768-1809 C. E. Brick, glass, stone, and wood. (2 images) -
George Washington
Jean-Antoine Houdon. 1788-1792 C. E. Marble. -
French Revolution
period of radical social and political upheaval in France that had a major impact on France and indeed all of Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years. French society underwent an epic transformation as feudal, aristocratic and religious privileges evaporated under a sustained assault from radical left-wing political groups, masses on the streets, and peasants in the countryside. Old ideas about tradition and hierarchy – of monarchy, aristocracy -
Y no hai remedio (And There's Nothing to Be Done), from Los Desastres de la Guerra (The Disasters of War), plate 15.
Francisco de Goya. 1810-1823 C. E. (published 1863). Etching, drypoint, burin, and burnishing. -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its own indigenous allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It began when the United States declared war on 18 June 1812. -
Camera Invention
Invented in 1816 by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, the first device we recognize as a camera was created. Beaumont Newhall's “The History of Photography” documents the invention of the camera through letters to his brother. -
Victorian Era
Victorian era, in British history, the period between approximately 1820 and 1914, corresponding roughly but not exactly to the period of Queen Victoria’s reign (1837–1901) and characterized by a class-based society, a growing number of people able to vote, a growing state and economy, and Britain’s status as the most powerful empire in the world. -
Liberty Leading the People
Eugène Delacroix. 1830 C.E. Oil on canvas. -
England abolishes slavery
Slavery Abolition Act, (1833), in British history, act of Parliament that abolished slavery in most British colonies, freeing more than 800,000 enslaved Africans in the Caribbean and South Africa as well as a small number in Canada. It received Royal Assent on August 28, 1833, and took effect on August 1, 1834. -
Slave Ship (Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying, Typhoon Coming On).
Joseph Mallord William Turner. 1840 C.E. Oil on canvas. -
Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament).
London, England. Charles Barry and Augustus W. N. Pugin (architects). 1840-1870 C.E. Limestone masonry and glass. (3 images) -
Nadar Raising Photography to the Height of Art.
Honor Daumier. 1862 C.E. Lithograph. -
Thomas A. Edison invents the incandescent electric light
On October 21, 1879, Edison had his “Eureka moment.” Experimenting with carbon filaments, he created a light bulb that burned for a continuous 13.5 hours, far longer than any previous effort and the key event that led to Pearl Street three years later.