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| 1736-1796 |
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Chinese expansion under Qianlong Emperor |
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| 1765 |
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British establish Company rule in India |
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| 1769 |
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James Watt invents steam engine |
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| 1776-1783 |
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American Revolution |
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| 1780s |
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Andean Indian revolts |
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| 1789-1799 |
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French Revolution |
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| 1791-1804 |
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Haitian Rebellion |
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| 1793 |
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Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin |
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| 1796-1804 |
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White Lotus Rebellion, China |
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| 1798-1801 |
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French invasion of Egypt |
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| 1803-1867 |
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Abolition of Atlantic slave trade |
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| 1804-1815 |
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Napoleon’s Empire |
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| 1805-1848 |
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Reign of Muhammad Ali, Egypt |
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| 1807 |
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Robert Fulton launches first commercial steamship |
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| 1808-1839 |
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Reign of Mahmud II, Ottoman empire |
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| 1810-1824 |
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Revolutions in South America |
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| 1810-1813 |
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Insurrection in Mexico |
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| 1810-1848 |
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Rise of free trade in the Atlantic world |
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| 1813 |
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Abolition of Company trade monopoly in India |
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| 1821 |
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Mexican independence |
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| 1821 |
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Free blacks begin to settle Liberia |
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| 1822 |
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Brazil declares independence |
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| 1825 |
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Decembrist Revolt in Russia |
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| 1826 |
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Revamping of Ottoman army |
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| 1829 |
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Greek independence |
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| 1830 |
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First railway launched in England |
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| 1835 |
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Urban slave revolt in Bahia, Brazil |
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| 1839-1842 |
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Opium War, China |
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| 1846 |
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Repeal of Corn Laws, England |
