-
The Empire of Spain held vast overseas possessions in both North and South America. Charles willed the Spanish Empire to Philip, the grandson of the French king, but other nations were not pleased. The Grand Alliance containing Britain, the Dutch, and the Holy Roman Empire opposed this.
-
timeline of 18th century Europes changes
-
This affected Europes economy and social standings significantly. The plague affected all classes and caused many deaths. The last wide spread of this disease happened in France, and was ultimately stopped by periods of quarantine when trading. (how convenient)
-
Also known as the Cottage Industry, this is something that was not necessarily new to the population, but the idea of working from home was already being implemented due to the Agricultural revolution and the Plague. This led to things like sewing and making tools being done at home by mostly women and allowed merchants to profit a lot
-
a king died, and there was considerable controversy over who would take his position. Maria Theresa wanted it, but Britain, the Dutch, and parts of the Holy Roman Empire said yes while France, Prussia, and the Spanish said no. This led to a war conflict. hundreds of thousands died.
-
This was the beginning of widespread modern ag research and implementation. Many more people became accustomed to the new methods used and allowed for much more farming to be done. This took place throughout all of the 18th century
-
Slaves were extremely popular in this time period and this was the beginning of the Atlantic slave trade. This meant millions of deaths and mistreatment of particularly the negro slave. The west participated in cahoots with Europe and Africa for each countries benefit.
-
George Washington attacked a tiny force of French Canadians with his own tiny force of Virginian soldiers which led to a crazy battle. This led to war in not only North America and Europe, the West Indies, India, the Philippines, West Africa, and South America. The British came out in front of the french and Austrians
-
This was the revolution that led to Americas independence from Britain. They felt like they were treated as less than citizens, so they wanted to start their own country. Ultimately the Confederate states were formed.
-
French were in debt after the American revolution. Middle class was doing poorly, and felt no government help. This led to the fall of Bastille and more significant battles, which led to a new calendar and the beginning of widespread secular humanism
-
This is arguably one of the most influential pieces of medicinal revolution in history. This vaccine was produced by scientists in the UK and was a direct result of the positive reaction to scientific research.
