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James Watt Improves Steam Engine
James Watt improves steam engine which is to become one of the most important invention in the industrial revolution. -
Estate General Meets
Represenatives from each estate meet to discuss issues although they spent much of there time arguging on there system of voting. -
National Assembly formed
Third Estate decides to seperate itself and call itself the National Assembly and threatned to proceed with reforms without the other two estates. -
Tennis Court Oath
The National Assembly were locked out of there meeting hall so they decided to move there meeting to the king's indoor tennis court. They took an oath to not move an inch until they had a new French Constitution. -
Storming of The Bastille
Parisian crowds seized the Bastille due to the gathering of troops around Paris. -
Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen
Olympe de Gouge writes this in response to the new French Constitution to ensure rights for women in France. -
France Declares War
France declares war against Austria as the radicals wanted the ideas of there revolution to spread, and the king hoped that with more authority he could regain control. -
National Convention meets
The assembly met in order to abolish monarchy and change over to a republic. -
Reign of Terror begins
An reign in which 300,000 suspects were arrested 17,000 of whom were executed. -
Cotten Gin invented
Eli Whitney creates a machine that makes it much easier to separate cotton seeds from cotton fiber. It reduces the time it takes to clean cotton and the southern states make more money from cotton crops. -
Napoleon becomes First Consul
Napoleons coup d'etat of the French Government lands him the position of First Consul among the three declared. -
Napoleon sells Louisiana Territory
Due to Napoleon giving up controlling the Americas he sells the Louisiana Territory to the United States. -
Napoleon crowns himself emperor in Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris
During in the ceremony it is said that Napoleon took the crown from the Pope and crowned himself emperor for the world to know of his power. -
Battle of Trafalgar
A battle against the British Navy that again proved to difficult for Napoleon's Navy resulting in another defeat against the British Navy Admiral Horatio Nelson. -
Russian Campaigns Begin
Napoleon invades Russia claiming that he wants Poland from Russias control but his real intentions were more selfish. -
Battle Of Waterloo
Napoleon suffers a defeat at the hands of British and Prussian leaders, Wellington and Blucher. This defeat seals Napoleons fate as leader of France. -
Napoleon is exiled
Napoleon is exiled for the second time for good at Saint Helena due to his constant failures as leader and the people of France going against him. -
Corn Planter
Henry Blair patents the corn planter which it makes easier to plant one of the biggest crops of the North and Midwest. -
Telegraph Invented
Samuel Morse invents the telegraph which allows messages to be sent quickly over a wire. -
Bessemer Method
Henry Bessemer invents a process for making steel out of iron. Having a way to make steel quickly and more cheaply helps the production of building and leads to the growth of cities.