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| 1 | 1636 | - 1636—1912: Qing Dynasty
Founded by the Manchus, an ethnic group from northeastern Asia, this was a period of relative stability and economic growth. Population increased significantly, and China became a major center of global trade. The Qing Dynasty came to an end with the abdication of the last emperor, Puyi, and the establishment of the Republic of China. The fall of the Qing marked the end of over two millennia of imperial rule in China.
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| 2 | 1689 | - 1689—1697: King William's War
Part of the French and Indian Wars, the English tried to control North America. It ended with the Treaty of Ryswick, but didn't resolve colonial and territorial tensions.
- 1689—1702: Reign of William III & Mary II
She died of smallpox. He died of pneumonia after falling from a horse. They were Protestant.
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| 3 | 1692 | - 1692: Salem Witchcraft Crisis
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| 4 | 1699 | - 1699: Wool Act Passed
England passed the Wool Act in 1699, forbidding the export of wool from the American colonies.
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| 5 | 1702 | - 1702—1713: Queen Anne's War
Part of the French and Indian wars, as well as part of the larger War of Spanish Succession. Queen Anne's War was officially ended by the Treaty of Utrecht. Britain gained control of Acadia (renamed Nova Scotia), Newfoundland, and the Hudson Bay region. Spain ceded Florida to Britain.
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| 7 | 1733 | - 10 May 1733: The Tea Act
The Tea Act of 1773 was one of several measures imposed on the American colonists by the heavily indebted British government in the decade leading up to the American Revolutionary War (1775-83). The main purpose was to bail out the floundering East India Company, a key actor in the British economy.
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| 8 | 1739 | - 1739—1748: The War of Jenkin's Ear
This was a conflict that took place between Britain and Spain, and was primarily fought in the Caribbean and along the coasts of Florida and Georgia in North America. The name "Jenkins' Ear" is derived from an incident involving a British sea captain named Robert Jenkins, who claimed that his ear had been severed by Spanish coast guards in 1731. This war was about colonial possessions and trade routes.
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| 9 | 1754 | - 1754—1763: Seven Years War
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| 10 | 1760 | - 1760—1840: First Industrial Revolution
This period saw the mechanization of textile production, the development of the steam engine, and the growth of industries such as coal mining, iron production, and manufacturing. The construction of railways and the expansion of the factory system were also key features of this period.
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| 11 | 1764 | - 1764: Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions
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| 12 | 1768 | - Sep 1768: British occupy Boston
British troops invade Boston, forcing themselves into homes and businesses.
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| 13 | 1769 | - 16 Jul 1769: Mission San Diego de Alcalá
The first of the 21 California missions was founded by Father Junípero Serra, a Franciscan friar, and Gaspar de Portolá, a Spanish military officer.
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| 14 | 1773 | - 16 Dec 1773: Boston Tea Party
A protest to the Tea Act and the Townsend Acts, led by the Sons of Liberty (some disguised as indigenous Americans) who destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India Company by throwing it overboard.
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| 15 | 1775 | - 1775—1783: American Revolution
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| 16 | 1776 | - 4 Jul 1776: Declaration of Independence signed
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| 17 | 1789 | - 1789—1799: French Revolution
- 30 Apr 1789—4 Mar 1797: President George Washington
1st POTUS
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| 18 | 1797 | - 4 Mar 1797—4 Mar 1801: President John Adams
2nd POTUS
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| 19 | 1800 | - 1800—1815: Napoleonic Wars
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| 20 | 1801 | - 4 Mar 1801—4 Mar 1809: President Thomas Jefferson
3rd POTUS
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