![]() He crushes an uprising, establishes a dictatorship and holds a plebiscite to justify his move. Louis-Napoleon (Bonaparte's nephew), President of France's Second Republic, has consolidated conservative support and dissolves parliament.Britain recognizes the right of Boers to administer their own affairs beyond its Cape Colony border so long as the Boers end slavery.In the United States, Francis Wolle invents and patents a machine that makes paper bags.The British arrive in lower Burma and bring opium from India for sale to the Burmese.In the South, owning a copy of the book is made illegal In the South complaints arise that the novel is exaggeration. The novel Uncle Tom's Cabin is published. He would like to see people lower their conceit and look for happiness and meaning in the small things that make a life well-lived Herman Melville's Moby-Dick has been published.He becomes known for speaking English, French and Latin He invites European diplomats to his coronation. In Siam, King Mongkut ascends the throne.An agricultural revolution is beginning using a mechanical harvester, called Ridley's Stripper, that had been invented in Australia Food growers have a greater market for their produce, stimulating Australia's economy. There are tent cities with populations as large as 40,000. Thousands rush to gold in Australia, including Chinese prospectors and prospectors from California.
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