Tech Project 3 #2

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    Tech Project 3 #2

  • Benjamin Franklin

    Benjamin Franklin invents the lightening rod
  • Seven Years Wars

    Britain and Prussia defeat France, Spain, Austria, and Russia. France loses North American colonies; Spain cedes Florida to Britain in exchange for Cuba.
  • British Empire

    Robert Clive, British commander, defeats Nawab of Bengal at Plassey.
  • The Capture

    The British capture Quebec from the French
  • Industrial Revaluation

    The Industrial Revaluation begins
  • Boston Tea Party

    English tea is thrown into the harbor to protest a tax on tea.
  • Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence is approved July 4 by the Continental Congress
  • Revolutionary War

    Revolutionary War ends with Treaty of Paris.
  • Constitution

    The constitution was signed
  • French Revaluation

    The French Revolution begins with the storming of the Bastille. In U.S., George Washington elected president with all 69 votes of the Electoral College, takes oath of office in New York City.