| 1700 |
Frederick I declares himself King of
Prussia |
| 1701 |
Act of Settlement provides for the
Protestant succession in England of the House of Hanover |
| 1707 |
England and Scotland united under the
name of "Great Britain" |
| 1712 |
Last execution for witchcraft in
England |
| 1715 |
Jacobite rebellion in Scotland;
"Pretender" James III arrives from France |
| 1719 |
Ireland declared inseparable from
England |
| 1721 |
Swiss immigrants introduce rifles into
America |
| 1726 |
Jonathan Swift writes "Gulliver's
Travels" |
| 1731 |
Treaty of Vienna between England,
Holland, Spain, and the Holy Roman Emperor |
| 1732 |
Benjamin Franklin issues "Poor Richard's
Almanack" |
| 1734 |
First horse race in America held in South
Carolina |
| 1739 |
Moravian Church founded in America |
| 1741 |
Handel composes his "Messiah" in 18
days |
| 1746 |
Charles Edward Stuart, the "Young
Pretender" is defeated at Culloden, escapes to France |
| 1748 |
Excavation of the ruins of Pompeii,
buried by Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79, begin |
| 1749 |
First settlement of the Ohio Company |
| 1752 |
Great Britain adopts the Gregorian
calendar; Ben Franklin invents the lightning conductor |
| 1753 |
French troops from Canada seize the Ohio
Valley |
| 1756 |
French drive Britain from the Great Lakes
in North America |
| 1759 |
British gain Quebec from the French |
| 1763 |
Peace of Paris ends Seven Years' War |
| 1764 |
Amendment of British Sugar Act to tax the
America colonies; Mozart writes his first symphony at age eight |
| 1765 |
British Parliament passes the Stamp Act
for taxing the American colonies; Delegates from nine colonies draw up a
declaration of rights and liberties |
| 1768 |
Boston citizens refuse to quarter British
troops |
| 1770 |
Boston Massacre; Dauphin of France
marries Marie Antoinette; James Cook discovers Botany Bay, Australia |
| 1773 |
Boston Tea Party |
| 1775 |
American Revolution begins (-1783); James
Watt perfects his invention of the steam engine |
| 1776 |
American "Declaration of Independence" |
| 1778 |
Colonies sign treaties with France and
Holland; Indian massacres in New York |
| 1783 |
Peace of Versailles; Great Britain
recognizes the independence of the United States |
| 1784 |
First balloon ascent in England |
| 1786 |
Shays Rebellion in Massachusetts |
| 1788 |
United States Constitution ratified |
| 1789 |
The French Revolution - "Declaration of
the Rights of Man"; Mutineers of the H.M.S. "Bounty" settle on Pitcairn
Islands; George Washington inaugurated as the first President of the United
States of America |
| 1791 |
United States Bill of Rights
ratified |
| 1793 |
Louis XIV executed in Paris; Reign of
Terror begins |
| 1796... |
Napoleon marries Josephine |
