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18th Century Timeline

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1. Outbreak of indigenous rebellion led by T






2. The Constitutional Act (Or Canada Act) creates the two provinces of Upper and Lower Canada in British North America.






3. Pope Benedict XIV issues Immensa Pastorum principis against slavery






4. War of the Spanish Succession was a conflict which involved most of Europe.






5. Mahmud I takes over Ottoman Empire after the Patrona Halil revolt - ending the Tulip period.






6. Tipu Sultan was killed in a battle with the British forces.






7. Russo-Turkish War






8. Upper Canada bans slavery.






9. Slavery abolished in Russia. Peter the Great converted the household slaves into house serfs






10. Kangxi Emperor of China dies






11. The Irish Rebellion failed to overthrow British rule in Ireland.






12. Kansei Reforms instituted in Japan by Matsudaira Sadanobu.






13. Russo-Turkish War






14. Burmese conquered the Ayutthaya kingdom.






15. Quasi-War between the United States and France.






16. The Second Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia






17. The Qianlong Emperor of China oversaw a huge expansion in territory.






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






19. Famine kills one-third of East Prussia's population.






20. British attempt to capture St. Augustine - Florida but lose to the Spanish during the Siege of St. Augustine






21. War of the Spanish Succession - French troops defeated at the Battles of Ramilies and Turin.






22. French attempt to restart the Jacobite rebellion fails






23. Accession of George I - Elector of Hanover - to the throne of Great Britain






24. Accession of George I - Elector of Hanover - to the throne of Great Britain






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






26. Mohammad Khan Qajar razes Tbilisi to the ground.






27. The Haitian Revolution






28. The Lisbon earthquake






29. Quasi-War between the United States and France.






30. Afghans conquered Iran - overthrowing the Safavid Shah Sultan Husayn






31. The Great Upheaval - forced population transfer of the French Acadian population from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick






32. French commander Louis-Joseph de Montcalm and British commander James Wolfe die during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.






33. War of the Austrian Succession






34. Kingdom of Mysore conquers the Kingdom of Keladi






35. Kangxi Emperor of China dies






36. T






37. Revolt in the Vend






38. George Washington elected President of the United States. Served until 1797.






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






40. Maratha Empire defeated at Battle of Panipat






41. Inconfid






42. The Company of Merchants of London Trading into the EastIndies and English Company Trading to the EastIndies merged to form the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the EastIndies.






43. Tarabai establishes rival Maratha Empire government in Kolhapur against Chattrapati Shahu






44. Tarabai establishes rival Maratha Empire government in Kolhapur against Chattrapati Shahu






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






46. The Daily Courant and The Norwich Post becomes the first daily newspapers in England.






47. James Cook explores and maps New Zealand and Australia






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






49. War of the Spanish Succession was a conflict which involved most of Europe.






50. First European settlement established in Australia at Sydney.