Life in the UK Test
Prep
The 18th and 19th Centuries
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1721–1742
: Sir Robert Walpole serves as the first Prime Minister.
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1776
: 13 American colonies declare independence from Britain.
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1805
: Battle of Trafalgar; Admiral Nelson defeats the French/Spanish fleets.
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1815
: Battle of Waterloo; Napoleon is defeated by the Duke of Wellington.
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1833
: The Emancipation Act abolishes slavery throughout the Empire.
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1851
: The Great Exhibition in Hyde Park.
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1853–1856
: The Crimean War.