Other important things that happened during the Romantic Period
The French Revolution and the resulting upheavals, including the execution of Louis XVI, the Reign of Terror, and the Napoleonic Wars.
The War of 1812 (US v. Britain).
The map of Europe redrawn in the Congress of Vienna, enlarging Russia, Switzerland, and Prussia; creating a new confederation of German states; reassigning Italian states; reuniting the Netherlands; and making many additional changes with the aim of balancing power.
The dominance of the British Empire after Napoleon's defeat.
The spread of the Industrial Revolution from England to the Continent, which forced radical social and economic change.
The first railroad, telegraph, electric motor.
The Hatian Revolution, the only slave revolt in the Americas to win political independence.
Revolutions elsewhere in the Americas, leading to independence for Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, Columbia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
Belgian independence from the Netherlands.
The abolition of slavery in Portugal and Britain.
The rise of radical political movements, such as Utilitarianism and Jacobinism.
The War of 1812 (US v. Britain).
The map of Europe redrawn in the Congress of Vienna, enlarging Russia, Switzerland, and Prussia; creating a new confederation of German states; reassigning Italian states; reuniting the Netherlands; and making many additional changes with the aim of balancing power.
The dominance of the British Empire after Napoleon's defeat.
The spread of the Industrial Revolution from England to the Continent, which forced radical social and economic change.
The first railroad, telegraph, electric motor.
The Hatian Revolution, the only slave revolt in the Americas to win political independence.
Revolutions elsewhere in the Americas, leading to independence for Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, Columbia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
Belgian independence from the Netherlands.
The abolition of slavery in Portugal and Britain.
The rise of radical political movements, such as Utilitarianism and Jacobinism.