1760s Facts for Kids

The 1760s were a busy time in history, full of big changes and important events around the world!

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	17th century – 18th century – 19th century
Decades:	1730s 1740s 1750s – 1760s – 1770s 1780s 1790s
Years:	1760 1761 1762 1763 1764 1765 1766 1767 1768 1769
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

Major Events of the 1760s

In 1760, King George III became the new ruler of Britain. His time on the throne saw many important moments.

The Seven Years' War, a huge global conflict that had been going on since 1756, finally ended in 1763. As a result of this war, France gave control of Canada to Britain. This was a massive change for North America!

Even with the war over, many people in Britain were not happy with the government. There was a lot of criticism and debate.

Across the ocean, in Britain's American colonies, people were becoming more and more restless. They were starting to feel unhappy with British rule, which would lead to even bigger events later on. King George III ruled for a long time and passed away in 1820.

During this decade, inventors kept working on improving the steam engine. This amazing invention was still quite new, but it was slowly changing how people worked and traveled, paving the way for the Industrial Revolution.

Emperor Qianlong (Ch'ien Lung) ruled China.
King Frederick V and later King Christian VII ruled Denmark and Norway.
King Louis XV was the ruler of France.
King Augustus III ruled Poland.
King José I was the king of Portugal.
Czar Peter III and then Czarina Catherine II (also known as Catherine the Great) ruled Russia.
King Carlos III was the king of Spain.
King Adolf Fredrik ruled Sweden.
Sultan Mustafa III was the leader of the Ottoman Empire.
King George III was the king of the United Kingdom.