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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.
1794
1720
1741
1799
2. Second Jacobite Rebellion began by Charles Edward Stuart in Scotland
1713-1714
1721
1745
1701
3. Russo-Turkish War.
1768
1778
1710-1711
1735
4. Russo-Turkish War
1772
1771
1736
1768
5. Qing Dynasty Chinese court painters recreate Zhang Zeduan's classic panoramic painting - Along the River During Qingming Festival.
1736
1756
1787
1779
6. Charles XII of Sweden flees to Ottoman Empire after Peter I of Russia defeats his army at the Battle of Poltava.
1785
1709
1759
1721
7. Mungo Park - backed by the African Association - is the first European to set eyes on the Niger River in Africa.
1709
1796
1701
1702
8. Pinckney's Treaty between the United States and Spain granted the Mississippi Territory to the US.
1773
1789
1795
1790
9. The Great Plague of Marseille
1720
1796
1714
1748
10. British colonel James Wolfe issues the Wolfe's Manifesto
1783
1758
1722
1721
11. Pope Clement XII issues the Eminenti Apostolatus Specula prohibiting Catholics from becoming Freemasons.
1739
1740
1750
1738
12. Mount Fuji erupts in Japan.
1754
1701
1729
1707
13. Spanish settlers founded Los Angeles.
1797
1716
1781
1722
14. Richard Arkwright and his partners build the world's first water-powered mill at Cromford.
1771
1794
1781
1796
15. T
1778
1705
1776
1787
16. Great Northern War between Tsarist Russia and the Swedish Empire
1740
1715
1789
1700-1721
17. The Partitions of Poland ended the Polish
1720
1772
1708
1778
18. First Anglo-Maratha War
1740
1722
1775
1729
19. Stamp Act introduced into the American colonies by the UK Parliament.
1787
1738
1765
1796
20. First European settlement established in Australia at Sydney.
1773
1771
1788
1721
21. The Netherlands - Britain and France sign the Triple Alliance
1717
1701
1793
1795
22. United States Declaration ofIndependence adopted by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
1796
1796
1789
1776
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.
1740
1713
1761
1785
24. Serfdom abolished in the Austrian monarchy (first step; second step in 1848)
1781
1787
1765
1713-1714
25. Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination. Smallpox killed an estimated 400000 Europeans each year during the 18th century (including five reigning monarchs).
1758
1799
1711-1715
1796
26. Gurkhas conquered Nepal.
1754
1723
1768
1796
27. James Cook becomes first European on the Hawaiian Islands.
1750
1778
1760
1720
28. Saint Petersburg founded by Peter the Great. Russian capital until 1918.
1738
1703
1730
1796
29. Kangxi Emperor of China dies
1722
1799
1708
1797
30. Illuminati founded by Adam Weishaupt
1776
1741
1735
1755
31. Battle of Plassey signaled the beginning of formal British rule inIndia after years of commercial activity under the auspices of the EastIndia Company.
1707
1789
1775
1757
32. Anglo-Mysore Wars
1766
1700-1721
1787
1798
33. Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'
1725
1716
1720
1772
34. The Treaty of Paris formally ends the American War ofIndependence.
1736
1795
1783
1705
35. Mohammad Khan Qajar razes Tbilisi to the ground.
1701
1795
1772
1756
36. The Partitions of Poland ended the Polish
1787
1722
1706
1772
37. Revolt in the Vend
1772
1716
1793
1710
38. Polish revolt
1739
1713
1794
1796
39. After Aurangzeb's death - the Mughal Empire enters a long decline and the Maratha Empire slowly replaces it.
1779
1707
1795
1778
40. Controversy over William Wood's halfpence leads to the Drapier's Letters and begins the Irish economic independence from England movement
1721
1705
1796
1722
41. Freed slaves from London founded Freetown in present-day Sierra Leone.
1787
1710-1711
1799
1791
42. Treaty of Pondicherry ends Second Carnatic War and recognizes Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah as Nawab of the Carnatic.
1795
1754
1718
1702
43. The Haitian Revolution
1791
1718
1754
1709
44. Stamp Act introduced into the American colonies by the UK Parliament.
1765
1744
1707
1722
45. First Great Awakening takes place in Great Britain and North America.
1729
1703
1730
1775
46. George Vancouver explores the world during the Vancouver Expedition.
1720
1791
1741
1707
47. United States Constitution was written in Philadelphia and submitted to the states for ratification.
1708
1722
1792
1787
48. Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination. Smallpox killed an estimated 400000 Europeans each year during the 18th century (including five reigning monarchs).
1773
1740
1716
1796
49. The Bengal famine of 1770 killed one third of the Bengal population.
1769
1781
1795
1787
50. The Marseillaise officially adopted as the French national anthem.
1795
1758
1724
1796