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18th Century Timeline
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1. Outbreak of indigenous rebellion led by T
1780
1707
1762
1770
2. The Constitutional Act (Or Canada Act) creates the two provinces of Upper and Lower Canada in British North America.
1791
1758
1795
1707
3. Pope Benedict XIV issues Immensa Pastorum principis against slavery
1781
1740
1783
1741
4. War of the Spanish Succession was a conflict which involved most of Europe.
1701
1733
1739
1715
5. Mahmud I takes over Ottoman Empire after the Patrona Halil revolt - ending the Tulip period.
1768
1730
1772
1785
6. Tipu Sultan was killed in a battle with the British forces.
1799
1785
1794
1794
7. Russo-Turkish War
1791
1795
1769
1768
8. Upper Canada bans slavery.
1712
1770
1761
1793
9. Slavery abolished in Russia. Peter the Great converted the household slaves into house serfs
1702
1794
1790
1723
10. Kangxi Emperor of China dies
1775
1722
1704
1798
11. The Irish Rebellion failed to overthrow British rule in Ireland.
1793
1798
1760
1706
12. Kansei Reforms instituted in Japan by Matsudaira Sadanobu.
1787
1795
1748
1714
13. Russo-Turkish War
1729
1796
1788
1787
14. Burmese conquered the Ayutthaya kingdom.
1795
1721
1761
1767
15. Quasi-War between the United States and France.
1722
1712
1795
1798
16. The Second Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia
1748
1714
1720
1707
17. The Qianlong Emperor of China oversaw a huge expansion in territory.
1748
1705
1738
1735
18. Pinckney's Treaty between the United States and Spain granted the Mississippi Territory to the US.
1766
1761
1789
1795
19. Famine kills one-third of East Prussia's population.
1721
1778
1708
1704
20. British attempt to capture St. Augustine - Florida but lose to the Spanish during the Siege of St. Augustine
1707
1707
1740
1761
21. War of the Spanish Succession - French troops defeated at the Battles of Ramilies and Turin.
1788
1770
1785
1706
22. French attempt to restart the Jacobite rebellion fails
1710
1744
1702
1795
23. Accession of George I - Elector of Hanover - to the throne of Great Britain
1740
1714
1722
1772
24. Accession of George I - Elector of Hanover - to the throne of Great Britain
1714
1738
1798
1721
25. Qing Dynasty Chinese court painters recreate Zhang Zeduan's classic panoramic painting - Along the River During Qingming Festival.
1788
1742
1733
1736
26. Mohammad Khan Qajar razes Tbilisi to the ground.
1713
1795
1739
1797
27. The Haitian Revolution
1776
1791
1794
1772
28. The Lisbon earthquake
1795
1755
1776
1707
29. Quasi-War between the United States and France.
1760
1730
1729
1798
30. Afghans conquered Iran - overthrowing the Safavid Shah Sultan Husayn
1722
1721
1769
1797
31. The Great Upheaval - forced population transfer of the French Acadian population from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
1707
1794
1706
1755
32. French commander Louis-Joseph de Montcalm and British commander James Wolfe die during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.
1705
1709
1720
1759
33. War of the Austrian Succession
1795
1750
1750
1740
34. Kingdom of Mysore conquers the Kingdom of Keladi
1789
1763
1771
1768
35. Kangxi Emperor of China dies
1722
1796
1798
1713
36. T
1722
1778
1713
1744
37. Revolt in the Vend
1788
1762
1703
1793
38. George Washington elected President of the United States. Served until 1797.
1789
1702
1778
1794
39. The Bengal famine of 1770 killed one third of the Bengal population.
1708
1703
1773
1769
40. Maratha Empire defeated at Battle of Panipat
1761
1736
1721
1794
41. Inconfid
1707
1788
1765
1789
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.
1721
1708
1739
1775
43. Tarabai establishes rival Maratha Empire government in Kolhapur against Chattrapati Shahu
1708
1778
1789
1713-1714
44. Tarabai establishes rival Maratha Empire government in Kolhapur against Chattrapati Shahu
1713-1714
1798
1791
1733
45. George Vancouver explores the world during the Vancouver Expedition.
1770
1742
1791
1785
46. The Daily Courant and The Norwich Post becomes the first daily newspapers in England.
1715
1701
1790
1733
47. James Cook explores and maps New Zealand and Australia
1773
1769
1779
1771
48. James Cook becomes first European on the Hawaiian Islands.
1778
1789
1714
1769
49. War of the Spanish Succession was a conflict which involved most of Europe.
1735
1793
1772
1701
50. First European settlement established in Australia at Sydney.
1792
1788
1740
1773