The Rosetta Stone was found by accident in 1799 when the soldiers in Napoleons army were digging the foundations to a fort close to the town Rashid in the Nile Delta.
The Rosetta Stone is an important artifact because it is the key to understanding the Egyptian heiroglyphs.
after the french and indian war, britain began to enforce
taxes on the colonies to help pay for the expensive war. additionally, britain
needed to take steps to keep the peace with Native Americans, so king –George
III issued the Royal Proclamation of 1763, which prevented colonists from
settling west of the appalachian mountains. these policies were unpopular with
the colonists and those grievances would lead to the american revolution.
United States declaring independence in 1776 marks an important turning point to nationhood besides the beginning and the end of this war.
During this Declaration that happened on July 4, 1776, 13 American colonies cut their political ties with Great Britain.