Zollverein, German Unification, and Industrial Growth (1818-1871)

1. Prussian Tariff Law creates unified customs area

   May 26, 1818Labels: Prussian Tariff, Prussia

   • Britannica
   • Zollverein

2. Schwarzburg-Sondershausen joins Prussian customs system

   Oct 25, 1819Labels: Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, Prussian Customs

   • Zollverein
   • Britannica

3. Central German Commercial Union forms to resist Prussian dominance

   Jan 1, 1828Labels: Central German

   • CGCU
   • PHCU

4. Bavaria and Württemberg form South German Customs Union

   Jan 18, 1828Labels: Bavaria, W rttemberg

   • SGCU
   • Zollverein

5. Prussia and Hesse-Darmstadt create Prussian-Hessian union

   Feb 14, 1828Labels: Prussia, Hesse-Darmstadt

   • PHCU
   • Zollverein

6. Zollverein treaty unites major customs blocs

   Mar 22, 1833Labels: Zollverein Treaty, Prussia

   • SGCU
   • Zollverein

7. German Customs Union (Zollverein) comes into force

   Jan 1, 1834Labels: Zollverein, German Customs

   • Britannica
   • Zollverein

8. Hanover and partners create Steuerverein rival customs union

   Jan 1, 1834Labels: Steuerverein, Hanover

   • Steuerverein
   • Britannica

9. Leipzig–Dresden railway opens, linking major markets

   Apr 7, 1839Labels: Leipzig Dresden

   • Leipzig Dresden
   • LDE

10. Cologne–Minden Railway Company completes mainline to Minden

    Oct 15, 1847Labels: Cologne Minden

    • CME
    • Hamm Minden

11. Steuerverein ends as Hanover and Oldenburg join Zollverein

    Jan 1, 1854Labels: Hanover, Oldenburg

    • Steuerverein
    • Britannica

12. Peace of Prague abolishes German Confederation after 1866 war

    Aug 23, 1866Labels: Peace of, Austro Prussian

    • Treaty Prague
    • German Confed

13. North German Confederation forms under Prussian leadership

    Jul 1, 1867Labels: North German, Prussia

    • Britannica
    • NGC

14. Berlin treaty continues Zollverein with South German states

    Jul 8, 1867Labels: Berlin Treaty, South German

    • US Historian
    • Zollverein

15. Zollparlament elections bring South Germans into customs parliament

    Feb 1, 1868Labels: Zollparlament, South German

    • Zollparlament
    • US Historian

16. German Empire proclaimed; customs leadership shifts to empire

    Jan 18, 1871Labels: German Empire, Zollverein

    • Proclamation
    • Britannica