The Age of Revolution
American Revolution
END OF COMBAT
Treaty of Versailles: 1783
the people wanted independence from England
The American colonies rebel against Britain
July 4, 1776: DECLARATION OF INDIPENDENCE
popular discontent
high taxes
Boston Tea Party
1775
French Revolution
Danton drops the monarchy
Proclamation of Republic
August 10, 1792
popular uprisings against Louis XVI
storming of the Bastille (July 14, 1789)
After the attempted escape of the king , it was imprisoned and then guillotined
population embittered
no representative in parliament
wars had drained the state taxes
high taxes for the people
nobles spent only in luxury
1789-1799
Industrial Revolution
Birth of companies working
minimum wages
poor hygienic conditions
Magnifying city
population growth
New inventions
steam train
Light bulb
Steam enging
eighteenth and mid-nineteenth century.
