Wikibooks: Modern History/World in 1783
Modern History wikipedia 1783 This book knows 1784 as the year in which Great Britain recognised the independence and sovereignty of the United States of America. By the end of this book the United States will be the dominant superpower of the world. TODO todonote=Give status of all other parts of w...
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| Summary: | Modern History wikipedia 1783 This book knows 1784 as the year in which Great Britain recognised the independence and sovereignty of the United States of America. By the end of this book the United States will be the dominant superpower of the world. TODO todonote=Give status of all other parts of world for 1783. TODO todonote=Add [T]rade questions and answer them. TODO todonote=Add [W]eapons questions and answer them. =Events= February 3 American Revolutionary War Spain recognizes United States independence. February 4 American Revolutionary War Great Britain formally declares that it will cease hostilities with the United States of America. February 4 Earthquake in Calabria Italy 50.000 dead March 5 Last celebration of Massacre Day. May 18 Saint John New Brunswick Canada First United Empire Loyalists reach Parrtown. June 5 The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their montgolfière (hot air balloon) in Annonay France. June 8 The volcano Laki in Iceland begins an eight month eruption which kills 9350 people and starts a seven year famine. Eruption causes deaths of livestock when they eat contaminated grass and also widespread crop failure. July 16 Grants of land in Canada to American loyalists announced. July 24 Treaty of Georgievsk between the Imperial Russia and the Kingdom of Kartli and Kakheti (Georgia) August 5 Mount Asama erupts causing turmoil in Edo period Japan. September 3 American Revolutionary War ends Treaty of Paris A treaty between the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain is signed in Paris ending the war. November 2 In Rocky Hill New Jersey US General George Washington gives his Farewell Address to the Army . November 21 In Paris Jean François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent marquis d Arlandes make the first untethered hot air balloon flight (flight time 25 minutes Maximum height 5 miles). November 25 American Revolutionary War The last British troops leave New York City three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris. December 4 At Fraunces Tavern in New York ... |
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