1700-1800

By heatherzook

  • War of the Spanish Succession Begins

    The last of Louis XIV's wars for domination of the continent.

  • The First Encyclopedia Was Published

  • Benjamin Franklin Invents the Lightning Rod

  • Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

    The dictionary was first published.
  • Period: to

    Seven Years' War

    French and Indian Wars in America

  • The Industrial Revolution Begins

    The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes.

  • Boston Massacre

    English troops fire on a group of people protesting English taxes.

  • Boston Tea Party

    English tea is thrown into the harbor to protest a tax on tea.

  • American Revolution

    Fighting at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, marks the beginning of the American Revolution.

  • The Declaration of Independence

    It was approved July 4 by the Continental Congress (made up of representatives from the American colonies).

  • Revolutionary War Ends

    It ended with the Treaty of Paris.

  • The Constitution of the United States was signed

  • The French Revolution Begins

    It began with the storming of the Bastille.

  • U.S. Bill of Rights was ratiified