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The Second Northern War,1700–1721, was a war where Denmark-Norway, Russia, and Saxony-Poland challenged the sovereignty of Sweden in the Baltic area. When the war ended Sweden's power in that area decreased, and Russia's increased.
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The steam engine was invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1712. It was often referred to as the Newcomen engine, or atmospheric engine.
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The French and Indian War, 1754-1763, was a war between France and Great Britain for the North American continent.
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The Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, involved all of the major European powers. It stemmed from unresolved conflict from the War of the Austrian Succession.
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The American Revolution, 1775-1783, was between the thirteen American colonies and Great Britain. The colonists fought Great Britain for their independence and freedom, because they thought that they were being oppressed.
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Benjamin Franklin invented bifocal lenses in 1784. Although Franklin is credited with invention of bifocal lenses, they would later be refined in the 1900s further.
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George Washington becomes the first President of the United States as serves from 1789 to 1797.
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John Adams becomes the second President of the United States, and serves from 1797 to 1801.
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Robert Fulton invented the steam boat in 1807. He was an American inventor, but would later move to France to work on canals.
