| A MAP OF TIME |
|---|
| 1775–1787 | North American Revolution |
| 1780s | Beginnings of antislavery movement |
| 1789–1799 | French Revolution |
| 1791–1804 | Haitian Revolution |
| 1793–1794 | Execution of Louis XVI; the Terror in France |
| 1799–1814 | Reign of Napoleon |
| 1807 | End of slave trade in British Empire |
| 1808–1825 | Latin American wars of independence |
| 1810–1811 | Hidalgo-Morelos rebellion in Mexico |
| 1822 | Brazil gains independence from Portugal |
| 1848 | Women’s Rights Convention, Seneca Falls, New York |
| 1861 | Emancipation of serfs in Russia |
| 1861–1865 | Civil War and abolition of slavery in United States |
| 1870–1871 | Unification of Germany and Italy |
| 1886–1888 | Cuba and Brazil abolish slavery |
| 1920 | Women gain the vote in United States |