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- Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
1: ...|thumb|"The Boston Massacre," an engraving by patriot Paul Revere.]]
3: ...United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1760]] to [[1789]]'''.
5: === [[1760s]] ===
6: *[[1760]] - [[King George III]] crowned
8: *[[1763]] - [[Pontiac's Rebellion]] begins
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- Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...th century enabled the manufacture of more production machines for manufacturing in other industries.
3: ...pment of [[Electric power|electrical power generation]].
5: ...s and is often compared to the [[Neolithic revolution]], when mankind developed [[agriculture]] and ga...
7: The term industrial ''revolution'' was introduced by [[Friedrich Engels]] and [[L...
10: ...century. But one of the main causes was the invention of the steam engine. - Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
3: ...e also spent exorbitant sums of money on the grandiose baroque projects of her favourite architect, [[...
9: ...od, if not brilliant, but unfortunately her education was both imperfect and desultory. Her father had...
11: ...beloved sister Anne, her only remaining near relation, the princess found herself at the age of eighte...
13: ...ower, she was treated with liberality and distinction by the government of her adolescent nephew [[Pet...
17: == Palace Revolution of 1741 == - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...ry I]]. She reigned during a period of great religious turmoil in [[England|English]] history.
9: ...ted [[Royal Charter]]s to several famous organizations, including [[Trinity College, Dublin]] ([[1592]...
16: ...der the [[English Act of Succession|Act of Succession 1544]].
18: ...d to as "Kat". Chapernowne developed a close relationship with Elizabeth and remained her confidante a...
20: ...tic, glamorous, flirtatious, charismatic and religiously tolerant. Elizabeth also inherited her mother... - Phillis Wheatley (3014 bytes)
3: ... her. She was given a fairly extensive home education, including [[Latin]], [[Greek language|Greek]], ...
5: ...the [[Earl of Dartmouth]] helped with the publication.
7: ...e of the leading figures of the [[American Revolution]], including [[George Washington]], who met with...
15: * ''Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral'' Published in 1773 in England
23: ...enberg Edition: ''Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral''] - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
3: ...Declaration of Independence|United States Declaration of Independence]]]]
5: ... first person to sign the [[United States Declaration of Independence]]. According to legend, he signe...
8: ...4]], Hancock lived in England while building relationships with customers and suppliers of his uncle's...
15: ...s for violation of revenue laws. This caused a [[riot]] among some infuriated Bostonians, depending as...
17: ...e to British authority and his financial contributions led Bostonians to joke that "[[Samuel Adams|Sam... - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ...d Canada while Spain gained Louisiana in compensation for its loss of Florida to the British.
5: ...British and became part of the North American portion of the [[British Empire]].
9: ...nd [[King George's War]] ([[1744]]-[[48]]). The prior three wars, fought more as secondary theatres to...
13: ... Ticonderoga]], and against the [[Braddock Expedition]] and British victories at [[Fortress Louisbourg...
15: ...o Louisiana – creating the [[Cajun]] population – but this would not be possible in Canada... - Seven Years' War (11256 bytes)
3: ...hich lasted 15 years (including [[Pontiac's Rebellion]]).
8: ... continuation of the [[War of the Austrian Succession]]. During that conflict, King [[Frederick II of ...
10: ...s ancestral [[Hanover (state)|Hanoverian]] possession as being threatened by France. Great Britain's a...
18: ...nce. Learning about the intentions of the [[coalition]] opposing him, Frederick determined to strike f...
28: ...leon called "a masterpiece in maneuver and resolution", Frederick both thoroughly crushed the French a... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: ...[[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
14: ...6]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
17: ...[[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
31: *[[Aetion]] ([[4th century BC]])
38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]]) - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
1: ... the [[French and Indian War]], and the orange region was claimed by [[Spain]]. Note that this map doe...
2: ...War commenced," wrote [[John Adams]]. "The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people."
4: ...etations fall somewhere in between these two positions.
7: ...on, and the trends which led to the coming revolution -->
10: ...he British Crown, with the same rights and obligations as people in Britain. - Timeline of United States history (2967 bytes)
5: *[[Timeline of United States history (1760-1789)|1760-1789]]
7: ...story (1820-1859)|1820-1859]][[Image:Uss_constitution.jpg|thumb|200px|right|]]
37: ...m/image/category/us-history-pictures-and-illustrations.htm Historical Pictures of the United States]
38: ...illustrations.htm Pictures of the American Revolution]
39: ...[http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/United_States/Civil_Rights Civ... - Timeline of United States pre-history (1700-1759) (3760 bytes)
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] con...
6: ...- [[Queen Anne's War]] (War of the Spanish Succession) begins
17: ...[1734]] - The [[Great Awakening]] ([[1730s]] to [[1760s]]) begins with the preaching of [[Jonathan Edwar...
22: ...King George's War]] ([[War of the Austrian Succession]]) begins
39: ...">[[Timeline of United States history (1760-1789)|1760-1789]]</td> - Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
1: ...|thumb|"The Boston Massacre," an engraving by patriot Paul Revere.]]
3: ...United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1760]] to [[1789]]'''.
5: === [[1760s]] ===
6: *[[1760]] - [[King George III]] crowned
8: *[[1763]] - [[Pontiac's Rebellion]] begins - Timeline of United States history (1790-1819) (6951 bytes)
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] con...
13: ...[Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution|11th Amendment]]
14: *[[1794]] - [[Whiskey Rebellion]]
18: ...[Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution|11th Amendment]]
24: *[[1798]] - [[Alien and Sedition Acts]] - Michigan (29427 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = MI |
36: ... recreational boats than any other state in the union.
40: ... new United States two decades later. The population grew slowly until the opening of the [[Erie Cana...
42: ...ninsula]] as a concession, formally entered the Union on [[January 26]], [[1837]].
44: Thought to be useless at the time of its addition to Michigan, it was soon discovered that the Upp... - Dodo (9332 bytes)
2: ...mage = [[Image:ExtinctDodoBird.jpeg|200px]] | caption = }}
9: ...r = [[Mathurin Jacques Brisson|Brisson]] | date = 1760}}
12: {{Taxobox_section_binomial_parens | color = pink | binomial_name =...
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20: Nevertheless, from artists' renditions we know that the dodo had blue-grey [[plumage]]... - Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
4: ...od in the arts, and receives contemporary application in the unity of science movement which includes ...
6: ...au]] questioned and attacked the existing institutions of both [[Church]] and [[State]].
8: ...ciences such as [[physics]], [[chemistry]] and [[biology]].
10: ...n]] preceded it (if it is thought of as a long period). Furthermore, [[Romanticism]] followed the Enli...
12: ...eptable to think of them conjoined as one long period. - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
31: ...ka-Curie]], (1867-1934), Polish-born French radiation physicist
37: ...mist, winner of the [[1943]] [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]]
42: ...mist, winner of the [[1943]] [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]]
47: ...mist, winner of the [[1908]] [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]]
64: *[[Johan Gadolin]], (1760–1852), [[Finns|Finnish]] chemist - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
10: *[[Aleijadinho]] - Antonio Francisco Lisboa (1730 or 1738 - 1814)
20: *[[Giovanni di Balduccio]]
21: *[[Baccio Bandinelli]] (1493 - 1560)
51: *[[Antonio Canova]] (1757 - 1822)
65: *[[Clodion]] - History of India (31279 bytes)
5: ...go and developed into the [[Indus Valley Civilization]], which peaked between the [[26th century BC|26...
8: ...nwards the [[Gupta|Gupta dynasty]] oversaw the period referred to as India's "Golden Age".
11: ...echnology|engineering]], [[Religion in India|religion]], and [[Indian philosophy|philosophy]] flourish...
14: ...13th century AD, followed almost without intermission by the [[Vijayanagara Empire]], which declined w...
20: ...[[British East India Company]]. A failed insurrection in [[1857]] popularly known as the [[Sepoy Mutin... - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
1: ...ngdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]] and revolutionaries within the [[13 colonies|thirteen North Ame...
3: ...d aftermath of the war, see the [[American Revolution]].
5: ...ost famous images relating to the American Revolutionary War.]]
10: ... thirteen American colonies did not have a professional [[armed force|army]] (also known as a "regular...
15: ... concern at the time. [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyalists]]—American colonists who sided ...
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