1700-1800 Timeline

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  • Invention of the Steam Engine

    Invention of the Steam Engine

    Invented by Thomas Newcomen. It was used to pump water out of mines.
  • Stono Rebellion

    Stono Rebellion

    A slave rebellion. Slaves raided a firearm shop and killed many colonists.
  • Industrial Revolution Began

    Industrial Revolution Began

    Going from creating goods by hand to using machines
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    This act helped pay for British troops living in the colonies
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    British Soldiers fired into a crowd of civilians killing 3 people and injuring 8 of them.
  • Boston Tea Pary

    Boston Tea Pary

    Colonists dressed up like Indians and threw 342 boxes of tea off the ship into the harbor.
  • American Revolutionary War

    American Revolutionary War

    13 of Britain's North American colonies rejected its imperial rule.
  • Signing of the Declaration of Independence

    Signing of the Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence is a document that states the ideas of our government and our identity as American citizens are based on.
  • Signing of the Treaty of Pairs

    Signing of the Treaty of Pairs

    It ended the American Revolution
  • U.S. Bill of Rights

    U.S. Bill of Rights

    A list of all of the U.S. Citizen's amendments.