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Josiah Wedgewood's pottery business was a model of mass production and division of labor which was the basis of the Industrail Revolution.
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In 1764, James Hargreais improved the making of yarn via spinning and new industial processes. The new industrialization, with new inventions such as this, led to Britain becoming the leader of the early industrial revolution.
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On July 4, the Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence. This was America's first legal break with Britain, and a crucial element of the American Revolution.
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On the 14th of July, protesters stormed the Bastille prison in Paris. Although there were under ten prisoners in the prison, the storming of the prison & the release of its captives symbolized the beginning of the French Revolution.
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In the French colony of Saint Domingue, slaves began their rebellion on August 21. This rebellion would lead to Haiti becoming an independent nation, over 10 years later in 1804.
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British Parliament outlawed labor organizations, which had been campaining to get laws to secure their rights and safety.
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A priest, Father Miguel Hidalgo, started the Independence of Mexico by ringing the church bells on September 16, 1810. Mexico became another Latin America country that found independence from Spain.
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The Zulu uprising lasted until 1819 in South Africa. Shaka, the leader of the Zulu created a new army for conquest to create a new and powerful African empire.
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When representatives of the Spanish Crown and Iturbide signed the Treaty of Cordoba, as well as a Mexican declaration of independence, Mexico became an independent monarchy after years of bloodshed. Mexico would not become politically stable until 1823, when the monarchy was overthrown in favor of a republican government.
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Simon Bolivar, among others, fought the British many times and by 1822, Vanezuela, Ecuador, and Columbia are declared free from Spanish rule.
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The Ottomans recognized Greek independence in which they had been fighting for since 1821. This is the best example of the French and British helping out the Greek revolutionaries, which had both social and political significance.
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With the atrocities of the early industrial revolution, many people were clamoring for changes to benefit these industrial workers. In Britian, the Factory Act of 1833 outlawed child labor; this law and many other social acts were the products of the harshness industrialization had caused.
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By the signing of the Treaty of Paris, Belgium is declared free under Leopald I. Belgium will later conquer the Congo in Africa.
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In 1848, revolutionaries rose up in the cities of Paris and Berlin, as well as in the regions of Hungary, Italy, Bohemia, and Austria with the aim of democratic reform, national self-determination, and expressing the pains of the urban poor. Although all of these revolutions were unsuccessful in their aims, their ideas remained important throughout the century.
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By this time, most Englishmen were laboring in industial towns and cities, like London, Manchester, and Liverpool. In 1850, Britain had become the workshop of the world.
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The Taiping Rebellion was caused by a mix of social unhappiness and foreign intrusion. The Qing empire still remained in power but 20-30 million people died. It lasted until 1864.
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The Sepoy Rebellion was in India and was an uprising of Muslims and Hindus against the British company rule. Even though the rebellion was put down quickly, it shocked the British.
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An intense but brief civil war in Japan leads to the Tokugawa Shogunate being overthrown and the Meiji Restoration being placed in power. This now imperial rule encouraged industrialization and Westernization, leading Japan to become a major world player by the end of this time period.
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The completion of the Suez Canal made the journey from Asia to Europe must quicker and made going to India faster. This promoted the Industrail Revolution by promoting the new steamships.
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The Brazil Revolution was from 1888-1889. It freed the slaves and started a republic for the first time in Brazil, which had a monarchy before this uprising.
