1700 - 1800

  • Inventions

    Bartolommeo Cristofori - Invents the piano
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    American Events - Slavery

    African slaves are sold to work on tobacco and cotton plantations
  • Inventions

    Gottfried Leibniz - Formulates the binary number system used in nearly all computers now
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    Wars

    The French and Indian War
  • Inventions

    Wolfgang von Kempelen - mechanical speaking machine
  • Events

    Boston Massacre
  • Events

    Boston Tea Party
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    Wars

    The American Revolutionary War - Britian and 13 colonies with France and Spain allies
  • Events

    Declaration of Independence
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    Events

    Articles of Confederation
  • Inventions

    French brothers Joseph - Michel Montgolfier and Jacques-Etienne Montofier - first hot-air balloon
  • American Events

    Treaty of Paris
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    Events

    Underground Railroad
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    Bill of Rights
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    The constitution
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    American Presidents

    George Washington
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    Wars

    French Revolutionary Wars
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    American Presidents

    John Adams