APWH Visual Timeline 1750-1900

By jbreunig
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    Carnatic Wars

    A series of wars fought by Britain against India
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    American Revolution

    Wanted to govern themselves and not to be unfairly taxed

  • US Declaration of Independance forms the United States of America

  • French revolution begins

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    French Revolution

    Wanted fair treatment of the poor and better living conditions
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    Haitian Revolution

    Wanted freedom from slavery

  • France is declared to be a republic

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    Reign of Terror

    Takes place during the French revolution

  • Napoleon invades Egypt

    Napoleon's army defeats the Mamlucks.

  • Rosetta Stone discovered in Egypt

  • Napoleon's forces withdraw from Egypt

  • Napoleon invades Spain and Portugal

  • Latin America revolution begins

    Led by Creoles and Simon Bolivar in Venezuela

  • Greece begins to fight for independance

  • Napoleonic France defeated by European armies

  • Greeks begin revolting

  • Pedro I becomes emperor of Brazil

  • Spanish defeated in Venezuela

  • Russia, the UK, and France come to aid Greece

  • Greece gains independance

    Greece is aided by Britain, France, and Russia.

  • France invades Algeria

  • France defeats Algerians

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    Taiping Rebellion

    Wanted shared property, equal rights, and Christianity to be the only religion
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    Nien Rebellion

    Tried to destroy the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty remains but is weakened.

  • French coup d'état leads to starting of Crimean War

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    Crimean War takes place

    Conflict between Russia and Britian, France, and the Ottomans

  • Qing Dynasty falls

    The Nien Rebellion previously left the Qing Dynasty weak.

  • Manchu Restoration takes place

    The Manchu Restoration was an attempt to restore the Qing Dynasty by Zhang Xun. It failed however and lasted for under two weeks.

  • Manchu Restoration fails

  • Ottoman Empire falls