Key Events During 1750-1910

By gemmmy16

  • American Declaration of Independence

    American Declaration of Independence
    1776

  • Edmund Cartwright patents apower loom

    Edmund Cartwright patents apower loom
    1785

  • French Declaration - 1789

    French Declaration - 1789
    1789French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen (which says nothing about slaves
    French Revolution

  • Tom Paine’sThe Rights of Manis published

    Tom Paine’sThe Rights of Manis published
    1791

  • First steam locomotive is operating 1804

    First steam locomotive is operating 1804
    First steam locomotive is operating at Pennydarren, Wales. 1804

  • Abolition of slavery in the British Empire 1833

    Abolition of slavery in the British Empire 1833
    Abolition of slavery in the British Empire in 1833

  • Restoration in Japan; feudalism is abandoned and capitalism embraced 1868

    Restoration in Japan; feudalism is abandoned and capitalism embraced 1868
    Meiji (‘enlightened rule’) Restoration in Japan; feudalism is abandoned and capitalism embraced in 1868

  • German unification 1871

    German unification 1871
    German unification after the Franco-Prussian War leading to Germany’s rise as an imperial power in 1871

  • Guglielmo Marconi invents the radio in 1899

    Guglielmo Marconi invents the radio in 1899
    Guglielmo Marconi invents the wireless (radio) in 1899

  • Russo-Japanese War; Japan defeats Russia 1904-5

    Russo-Japanese War; Japan defeats Russia 1904-5
    Russo-Japanese War; Japan defeats Russia in 1904-5