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18th Century Timeline

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1. Jay's Treaty concluded between Great Britain and the United States - by which the Western outposts in the Great Lakes are returned to the U.S. - and commerce between the two countries is regulated.






2. Second Jacobite Rebellion began by Charles Edward Stuart in Scotland






3. Russo-Turkish War.






4. Russo-Turkish War






5. Qing Dynasty Chinese court painters recreate Zhang Zeduan's classic panoramic painting - Along the River During Qingming Festival.






6. Charles XII of Sweden flees to Ottoman Empire after Peter I of Russia defeats his army at the Battle of Poltava.






7. Mungo Park - backed by the African Association - is the first European to set eyes on the Niger River in Africa.






8. Pinckney's Treaty between the United States and Spain granted the Mississippi Territory to the US.






9. The Great Plague of Marseille






10. British colonel James Wolfe issues the Wolfe's Manifesto






11. Pope Clement XII issues the Eminenti Apostolatus Specula prohibiting Catholics from becoming Freemasons.






12. Mount Fuji erupts in Japan.






13. Spanish settlers founded Los Angeles.






14. Richard Arkwright and his partners build the world's first water-powered mill at Cromford.






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16. Great Northern War between Tsarist Russia and the Swedish Empire






17. The Partitions of Poland ended the Polish






18. First Anglo-Maratha War






19. Stamp Act introduced into the American colonies by the UK Parliament.






20. First European settlement established in Australia at Sydney.






21. The Netherlands - Britain and France sign the Triple Alliance






22. United States Declaration ofIndependence adopted by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.






23. Imam Sheikh Mansur - a Chechen warrior and Muslim mystic - led a coalition of Muslim Caucasian tribes from throughout the Caucasus in a holy war against the Russian invaders.






24. Serfdom abolished in the Austrian monarchy (first step; second step in 1848)






25. Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination. Smallpox killed an estimated 400000 Europeans each year during the 18th century (including five reigning monarchs).






26. Gurkhas conquered Nepal.






27. James Cook becomes first European on the Hawaiian Islands.






28. Saint Petersburg founded by Peter the Great. Russian capital until 1918.






29. Kangxi Emperor of China dies






30. Illuminati founded by Adam Weishaupt






31. Battle of Plassey signaled the beginning of formal British rule inIndia after years of commercial activity under the auspices of the EastIndia Company.






32. Anglo-Mysore Wars






33. Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'






34. The Treaty of Paris formally ends the American War ofIndependence.






35. Mohammad Khan Qajar razes Tbilisi to the ground.






36. The Partitions of Poland ended the Polish






37. Revolt in the Vend






38. Polish revolt






39. After Aurangzeb's death - the Mughal Empire enters a long decline and the Maratha Empire slowly replaces it.






40. Controversy over William Wood's halfpence leads to the Drapier's Letters and begins the Irish economic independence from England movement






41. Freed slaves from London founded Freetown in present-day Sierra Leone.






42. Treaty of Pondicherry ends Second Carnatic War and recognizes Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah as Nawab of the Carnatic.






43. The Haitian Revolution






44. Stamp Act introduced into the American colonies by the UK Parliament.






45. First Great Awakening takes place in Great Britain and North America.






46. George Vancouver explores the world during the Vancouver Expedition.






47. United States Constitution was written in Philadelphia and submitted to the states for ratification.






48. Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination. Smallpox killed an estimated 400000 Europeans each year during the 18th century (including five reigning monarchs).






49. The Bengal famine of 1770 killed one third of the Bengal population.






50. The Marseillaise officially adopted as the French national anthem.