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The first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution#Canals English navigation canals] appeared. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution Industrial Revolution] began and cities grew with the invention of the steam engine and the spinning jenny. [[British Military Records#Seven_Years_War|French and Indian Wars]] in Canada and the Colonies. | The first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution#Canals English navigation canals] appeared. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution Industrial Revolution] began and cities grew with the invention of the steam engine and the spinning jenny. [[British Military Records#Seven_Years_War|French and Indian Wars]] in Canada and the Colonies. | ||
=== 1775-1783 [[ | === 1775-1783 [[British Military Records#American_Revolutionary_War|American Revolutionary War]] === | ||
The American Colonies fought the English for eight years | The American Colonies fought the English for eight years they defeated the English on American soil. The Colonists won their independence from England in 1783 and formed their own country with a Republic and a constitutional form of government. They became the United States of America, the land of the free. | ||
=== 1800 === | === 1800 === | ||