1701 : Act of settlement. __ Modern Parlamentary __ Monarchy. Union with __ Scotland and Wales. 1769 : Steam engine __ (Machine à vap.) Beginning of __ Industrial Revolution 1776 : Independence __ of the U.S.A 1789 : The French Revolution (to 1799)
De 1700 à 1776 : The 18th century • The Age of Reason __ rationality, sciences. Respect for __ values, traditions, morality, __ convention. De 1776 à 1837 : The Romantic Age • __ Turbulent age, of controversy. __ Progress, exodus (overcrowded), new __ machinery, old cottage. De 1837 à 1901 : The Victorian Age • Wealth, modernity, __ pride, self-confidence, hypocritism. A __ rise of the wealthiest, upper-class, __ middle class.
