History Dates

• When was the kingdom of Benin around?

  1440 - 1879
• When was the Mali empire around?

  c1226 - 1670
• When was the Songhai empire around?

  c1430 - 1591
• When was Lalibela empire around?

  1137 AD
• When did Columbus find america?

  October 12, 1492
• When was the Transatlantic Slave Trade abolished?

  1807
• When was the first British colony established?

  1607 - Jamestown, Virginia
• When was the Civil War which led to the execution of Charles I?

  1642 - 1651
• When was the execution of Charles I?

  30 January 1649
• When did Oliver Cromwell come to power?

  December 1653
• What years were Oliver Cromwell in power?

  1649 - 1658
• What years were England a republic?

  1649 - 1660
• When was the British empire around?

  1583 - 1997
• When was the Asante empire around?

  1701 - 1901
• When did the British conquer Australia?

  January 26, 1788
• When does the French Revolution start?

  1789
• When does Napoleon become emperor?

  1804
• What year is Napoleon defeated?

  1815
• When was slavery abolished in the British Empire?

  1833
• What years were the Industrial Revolution?

  c1750 - c1900
• What happened in 1832?

  The Great Reform Act
• What year was the Secret Ballot Act introduced?

  1872
• What happens in 1918 after WW2?

  Men over the age of 18 and Women over the age of 30 get the vote
• When do women over the age of 21 get the vote?

  1928
• When was the enlightenment period?

  c1700
• When did the Aztecs meet the Conquistadors?

  1520
• When were Witchcraft accusation increasing?

  c1500 - 1700