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Position:Home>History> What major events were going on in the 1700's?Question: What major events were going on in the 1700's!? I'm writing a book that occurs during the 1700's!. I don't know where to start to begin my research in learning everything about this era, so i was wondering if anyone can tell me about what things i should definitely consider learning about or know was going on during that time period!. I know shakespeare was one, and so was the finding of America!. Anything else or any other important information i should know!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Rather than list them all - here are some websites for you to check out!. http://library!.thinkquest!.org/J0110162/1!.!.!. http://www!.wsu!.edu/~campbelld/amlit/1701!.!.!. http://inventors!.about!.com/library/inven!.!.!. http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Timeline_of!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com * January 1 (Julian) - Russia begins numbering its since from the birth of Christ (Anno Domini) instead of since the Creation (Anno Mundi)!. * January 26 - The Cascadia Earthquake, one of the largest earthquakes on record took place from Vancouver Island to northern California and create a tsunami in Japan!. * February 12 - The Great Northern War begins in Central Europe!. * February 27 - The island of New Britain is discovered!. * March 1 (Gregorian) - Protestant Germany and Denmark-Norway adopt the Gregorian calendar!. * April - Fire destroys many buildings in Gondar, the capital of Ethiopia, including two in the palace complex!. * November 20 - Great Northern War: Battle of Narva - King Charles XII of Sweden defeats the army of Czar Peter the Great at Narva!. * November 23 - Pope Clement XI succeeds Pope Innocent XII as the 243rd pope!.Www@QuestionHome@Com A book on the American Revolution would be an interesting read if you could possibly incorporate it into your story, and it took place in the late 1700s!. Here are some good websites for information on it: http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/American_Re!.!.!. http://www!.theamericanrevolution!.org/ http://www!.historyplace!.com/unitedstates!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Just a few and the rest you can see on websites American Revolution Declaration of Independence Discovery of electricity French Revolution French and Indian War Stamp Act; Sugar Act molasses Act; Tea Act etcWww@QuestionHome@Com The usual: birth, life, death!. (Shakespeare was late 1500s - early 1600s!. Columbus sailed to America 1492, but the Vikings and Chinese had been there centuries before!.)Www@QuestionHome@Com You should probably start by isolating the time frame you are working with!. Narrowing it down to less than 100yrs might ease your research!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Well America became a country!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |