US History - Technology Project 3 (Timeline 1700-1800)

By Zulu73

  • 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.