American colonists wanted freedom and believed England should not be able to control overseas. Jean-Jacques Rousseau was one of the most influential thinkers during the time period of the Enlightenment ... Therefore, American Colonists wanted independence from England.
1879
Edison patented the first commercially successful bulb in 1879.
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I'm assuming you talking about the Romans... But Romans wanted to take over the known world that was the goal and thats what they pursued and the tools and technologies they used would be Lorica Segmentata which was excellent armor back in the day and sling shots as well as scutums and gladius or shield and swords which were other technologies they used to take over Europe and most of the know world...
It was a policy of forced resettlement employed by the Inca's.