The 1700's Timeline

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*sex
*Location: Africa
**Theme: Religions and Value Systems
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*Emperor Qianlong begins sex riot
** End Date: n/a
**Significance:Increases China's territory, no trade
**Location:China
**Theme:Impact of the Individual
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==1701==
* War of Spanish Succession
**End Date: 1714
**Significance: Set up early rivalries and alliances between nations email me: fatim438@hsd.k12.or.us
**Location: Spain
**Theme: Global Interaction
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==1707==
* Act of Union merged Britain and Ireland
**End Date: N/A
**Significance: Unification of British Isles creates unified state with more power and dominance
**Location: UK
**Theme: Political and Social Systems 	
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==1721==
* Robert Walpole becomes first PM of Great Britain
**End Date: N/A 	
**Significance: Established the Parliament as the real head of state
**Location: Great Britain
**Theme: Impact of the Individual
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* Treaty of Nystad ends Great North War
**End Date: N/A
**Significance: Fought between a coalition of Russia, Denmark-Norway, and Saxony
**Location: Northern Europe
**Theme: Global Interaction
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==1729==
* Slave Trade Rising
**End Date: 1850
**Significance: Millions of slaves were shipped to Europe and its colonies
**Location: Africa
**Theme: Economics and Technology
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==1733==
* War of Polish Succession
**End Date: 1738
**Significance: Established ties between France, Austria, and Poland; Created Poland as a autonomous nation
**Location: Poland-Europe
**Theme: Global Interaction
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==1740==
* Frederick II (the Great) comes to power
**End Date: N/A
**Significance: Makes Prussia one of the most powerful European countries
**Location: Prussia
**Theme: Impact of the Individual
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* War of Austrian Succession
**End Date: 1748
**Significance: Sparked the beginning of German Dualism between Prussia and Austria, which would ultimately bring about German Nationalism and the drive to unify Germany as a single entity
**Location: Austria- Europe
**Theme: Global Interaction
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==1754==
*French and Indian war begins in America
**End Date: n/a
**Significance: Results in British domination of America, Asia, and Africa
**Location: America
**Theme: Global Interaction
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==1756==
*Seven Years war 	 	 	
**End Date: 1763
**Significance: Emergence of Great Britain as the main colonial power in the world
**Location: World
**Theme: Global Interaction
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==1759==
*British defeat French at Quebec 		
**End Date: n/a
**Significance: Signified diminishing power of French as a colonial power. British grew in strength 
**Location: Canada 	
**Theme: Global Interaction
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==1760==
*George III becomes king of Britain 	 		
**End Date:n/a 
**Significance: During reign agricultural revolution peaks
**Location: Britain 	
**Theme: Impact of the Individual 
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==1760==
*The Industrial Revolution 	 	 	
**End Date: 1830
**Significance: Changed production, caused urbanization and led to a huge advancement in technology
**Location: Britain, World
**Theme: Economics and Technology
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==1762==
*Reign of Catherine the Great 	
**End Date: 1796
**Significance:Was enlightened despot, made reform in education, expanded Russian territory to include a warm-water port 
**Location: Russia 	
**Theme: Impact of the Individual
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==1766==
*Anglo-Mysore wars 	 	
**End Date: 1799
**Significance:A war between the Kingdom of Mysore (then a French ally) and the British East-India Company 
**Location: India 	
**Theme: Global Interaction
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==1769==
*Spanish est. 21 Missions in US 		
**End Date: n/a
**Significance: 21 missions spread Catholicism to Native Americans and connect Spain's vast American territory 
**Location: US 	
**Theme:Religions and Value Systems
*Bengal Famine kill 1/3 of population 		 	
**End Date: n/a
**Significance: Kills millions, sets back countries 
**Location: India 	
**Theme: Continuity and Change
 
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==1770==
*Cook claims Australia 		
**End Date: n/a
**Significance: British take control of Australia 
**Location: Australia 	
**Theme: Political and Social Systems
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==1775==
*American Revolutionary War 		
**End Date: 1781
**Significance: Reduced British power and established a republic, the new independent United States of America, based on Enlightenment principles 
**Location:America 	 
**Theme: Political and Social Systems
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==1781==
*Battle of Yorktown
**End Date: 1880
**Significance: British lose results in American Independence
**Location: America
**Theme: Political and Social Systems
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==1789==
*French Revolution Begins 	 	
**End Date: 1799
**Significance: Knocks French off superpower club
**Location: France 	
**Theme: Political and Social Systems
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