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18th century facts for kids

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Millennium: 2nd millennium
Centuries: 17th century · 18th century · 19th century
Decades: 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s
1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s
Categories: BirthsDeaths
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The 18th century is the century from 1701 to 1800.

Lots of things happened in the 18th century. In warfare, pikes were not used anymore and the most popular type of gun was a Flintlock Musket. The most important war was the seven years war. England united with Scotland and conquered India, the USA got independence from Britain and the first fleet arrived in Australia. At the end of the century France had a revolution which would lead to Napoleon becoming the ruler of France in the next century.

Decades and years

Note: years before or after the 18th century are in italics.

1690s 1690 1691 1692 1693 1694 1695 1696 1697 1698 1699
1700s 1700 1701 1702 1703 1704 1705 1706 1707 1708 1709
1710s 1710 1711 1712 1713 1714 1715 1716 1717 1718 1719
1720s 1720 1721 1722 1723 1724 1725 1726 1727 1728 1729
1730s 1730 1731 1732 1733 1734 1735 1736 1737 1738 1739
1740s 1740 1741 1742 1743 1744 1745 1746 1747 1748 1749
1750s 1750 1751 1752 1753 1754 1755 1756 1757 1758 1759
1760s 1760 1761 1762 1763 1764 1765 1766 1767 1768 1769
1770s 1770 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779
1780s 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 1788 1789
1790s 1790 1791 1792 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799
1800s 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806 1807 1808 1809

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