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Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was a peace treaty between the English and French. This treaty ended the Seven Years War. -
Flying Shuttle
John Kay, inventor of the flying shuttle which was a key contribution to the Industrial Revolution. -
Declaration of Independence
13 colonies claimed their independence from England, an event which eventually led to the formation of the United States. -
End of The Enlightenment
Denise Dideort, a French writer and philosopher, died in 1784 the last Enlightenment thinker alive. -
George Washington
First president of the United States -
French Revolution
A social and political upheaval in French history, it brought an end to absolutism. The result was the replacement of the government with a radical democratic republic. -
Louisiana Purchase
The United States bought 828,000 square miles of land from France and the United States doubled in size -
Coke
Coca-Cola was invented by Dr. John Pemberton a pharmacist from Atlanta, GA.