Key Events During 1750-1910

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  • 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