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Industrial Revolution
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The Invention of Spinning Jenny
Ames Hargreaves, a British carpenter and weaver, invents the spinning jenny. It was to make cloths in a faster way. -
American Revolution begins
Battles of Lexington opens the first step of the American Revolution. -
End of American Revolutionary War
The Treaty of Paris that was signed between the representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of US ended the American Revolutionary War. -
Saint Domingue
In 1789, Saint Domingue was the richest and the wealthiest colony in the Americas. -
Echo of French Revolution
In 1789, white and free colored planters appealed to the French Revolutionary Assemblies -
French Revolution Begins
The French revolution begins with the storm of the Bastille. The Bougeoisie was angry and disapointed with the monarchy that was ignoring the people with hunger and revolted. -
Ogé sails to the US and buys weapons
Ogé tries to escape to England, where he is secretly helped by abolitionists. From there he sails to the United States, and he buys weapons. -
National Constituent Assembly declared the right to vote to the gens de courleur libres
On May 15, 1791, the National Constituent Assembly declared that the gens de couleur libres had the right to vote., but it did not apply to slaves. It created a disagreement between people with the slaves. -
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Haitian Revolution
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Start of Haitian Revolution Revolution
Led by former slave Toussaint l’Overture, the slaves rebelled against the planters. -
The revolution spreads.
The revolution spreads and it become more organized and militant. Plantation crops are ruined. -
Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror begins by Robespierre, the leader of the Jacobins. Everyoone, no matter their social class, are beheaded when their ideas do not match with Robespierre. -
Invention of the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney creates a machine that makes it much easier to separate cotton seeds from cotton fiber. It greatly reduces the time it takes to clean cotton and helps the southern states make more money from cotton crops. It was validated until 1807. -
Napoleon takes over
Napoleon causes a coup d'etat and takes over the power. Later on, he declaires himself an emperor. -
L’Ouverture helped create a constitution.
It established his authority over the entire island of Hispaniola and made him governor and general for life with an absolute power. It also was to abolish slavery and reform land ownership. -
L’Ouverture discusses a treaty with Leclerc.
L’Ouverture rode into Cap-Français to discuss a treaty with Leclerc. He negotiated an amnesty for all his remaining generals, then retired with full honors to his plantations at Ennery. -
L’Overture is imprisoned
L’Overture was taken and sent to France where he died in prison. -
Haiti gains independence.
Dessalines declared the nation independent and renamed it Haiti. -
Population of Haiti decreases
The population of Haiti fell by at least 125,000 between 1789 and 1804. -
Sugar and coffee production in Haiti
Haiti ceased to be a major producer of sugar or coffee after 1804. -
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Latin American Revolution
With the death of Simon Bolivar, the Latin American Revolution ended. -
Independence of Chile
Jose de San Martin defeated the spanish in Chile, but he refused to govern. -
San Martin boarded British ship
Jose de San Martin boarded on a british ship to participate in the revolutionary movement. -
Argentina's independence
San Martin created a revolutionary government in Argentina -
invasion of Venezuela
Simon Bolivar and his troops invades Venezuela -
Independence of Venezuela
Lead by Simon Bolivar and his army, Venezuela proclaims its independence. -
Independence of Peru
Jose de San Martin and his troops entered Lima, and proclaimed the independence of Peru. -
Gran Colombia
He founds Gran Colombia in 1821, and it included Ecuador, Colombia, Panama and Venezuela. -
Simon Bolivar Peru
Peru gains its independence and Simon Bolivar is declaired as the dictator of Peru. -
Foundation of Bolivia
Bolivia is created by Simon Bolivar in 1825. -
invention of the Revolver
Samuel Colt invented the first revolver used in guns. It was used in the Civil War. -
The Invention of the Grain Elevator
In 1842 Joseph Dart constructed the first grain elevator at the foot of Commercial Street on the Buffalo Creek. It consisted of a wooden structure that served as storage bins for the grain. -
The Invention of the Telegraph
Samuel Morse invents the telegraph, which allows messages to be sent quickly over a wire.