Test your basic knowledge |

18th Century Timeline

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Second Jacobite Rebellion began by Charles Edward Stuart in Scotland






2. New York Stock & Exchange Board founded.






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






4. Frederick the Great comes to power in Prussia






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






6. New Hampshire ratifies the United States Constitution as the 9th state - and by the terms of Article VII it is in effect.






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






8. War of the Austrian Succession






9. Famine across the Sahel - half the population of Timbuktu died.






10. The French Revolution






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






12. British ejected Dutch from Ceylon.






13. Kingdom of Mysore conquers the Kingdom of Keladi






14. Dutch EastIndia Company is dissolved.






15. Russo-Turkish War






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






17. The assassination of the 14th Tu'i Kanokupolu - Tuku?aho - plunges Tonga into half a century of civil war.






18. TheFirst Saudi State is founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud






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






20. TheFirst Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia






21. Russians began settling the Aleutian Islands






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






23. Treaty of Constantinople is signed - partitioning Persia between the Ottoman Empire and Russia.






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






25. Kansei Reforms instituted in Japan by Matsudaira Sadanobu.






26. Revolt in the Vend






27. Pope Clement XI declares Catholicism and Confucianism incompatible






28. Bartholomew Roberts is killed in a sea battle off the African coast






29. Napoleon's invasion and partition of the Republic of Venice ended over 1000 years of independence for the Serene Republic.






30. Handel's first opera - Almira - premieres.






31. The enormous Chinese encyclopedia Gujin Tushu Jicheng of over 100 million written Chinese characters in over 800000 pages is printed in 60 different copies using copper-based Chinese movable type printing






32. First European settlement established in Australia at Sydney.






33. Famine in Czech lands killed hundreds of thousands.






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






35. The Lisbon earthquake






36. Turlough O'Carolan - famous Irish harper - died.






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






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






39. American Revolutionary War






40. Xhosa Wars between British and Boer settlers and the Xhosas in South African Republic






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






42. George III became King of Britain.






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






44. TheFirst Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia






45. EastIndia Company starts operations in Bengal to smuggle Opium into China.






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






47. Battle of Montenotte. Engagement in the War of theFirst Coalition. Napoleon Bonaparte's first victory as an army commander.






48. Ottoman Empire fights Russia in the Russo-Turkish War






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






50. Peak of the Little Ice Age







Sorry!:) No result found.

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?


Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests