XIX Century Historical Events

Question 1

Thomas Jefferson elected President of the United States by the House of Representatives, following a tie in the Electoral College

1895

1870

1849

1801

1850

Question 2

Start of a famine in India. 26 million Indians perish

1887

1817

1814

1838

1869

1875

Question 3

Fingerprinting is officially adopted for the first time

1869

1878

1892

Question 4

The British Parliament passes the Great Reform Act

1832

1821

1813

1820

1831

1825

Question 5

Samuel Colt popularizes the revolver and sets up a firearms company to manufacture his invention of the Colt Paterson revolver a six bullets firearm shot one by one without reloading manually

1887

1833

1891

1836

1826

1869

Question 6

The Jules Ferry laws are passed in France establishing free, secular education

1899

1872

1882

Question 7

The Texas Revolution in Mexico resulted in the short-lived Republic of Texas

1876

1900

1899

1836

1895

Question 8

Successful transatlantic telegraph cable follows an earlier attempt eight years before

1811

1866

1893

1827

1823

1820

Question 9

First electrical power plant and grid in Godalming, Britain

1824

1816

1881

Question 10

Sir Robert Peel founds the Metropolitan Police Service, the first modern police force

1882

1847

1829

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