The intendancy system
Abraham Lincoln's balls dropped
For Americans, the biggest and most significant event of 1776 was the Declaration of Independence. The American colonies wanted independence from Great Britain. The signers of the Declaration were taking the risk of being hanged for treason.
The Peninsular Wars, when France led by Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Spain and Portugal.
Winning the Vietnam war. Gaining independence from England and becoming a free country.
The intendancy system
The Peninsular Wars, when France led by Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Spain and Portugal.
Sparked the movement for independence in India
Sparked the movement for independence in India
Amritsar massacre
The drafting of Common Sense
The event that is commemorated by the Independence Day federal holiday? That would be the day that the American colonies declared their independence from England on July 4, 1776.
The American and French Revolutions inspired Simon Bolivar to work for South American independence.
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolution was most inspired by the ideas of the Enlightenment. The movement emphasized concepts such as individual rights, liberty, and representative government, which influenced the American colonists in their quest for independence from British rule. The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution reflect these Enlightenment ideals.
The harsh British policies toward the North America after 1763.
Independence movement in Portugal.