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	'''Decades and Years'''		'''Decades and Years'''

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Events

The Enlightenment
Scientific discovery and early Industrial Revolution. See the History of Science and Technology.
The Little Ice Age (1500-1850) reaches its peak around 1750.
Union of the Parliaments of Scotland and England forms the United Kingdom of Great Britain
Around the world exploration by James Cook in 1770s.
American Revolution leading to United States declaration of independence in 1776 and Constitution in 1789.
First European settlement of Australia in 1788.
French revolution in 1789.
Rosetta stone is found by Napoleon's troops in 1799.
Wars of Empire between Great Britain, France, Spain, Austria.
- See the War of the Spanish Succession (or Queen Anne's War), War of the Austrian Succession (or King George's War), War of Jenkins Ear, Seven Years War (or French and Indian War)

Significant people

Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions

Cotton gin by Eli Whitney
The marine chronometer of John Harrison solves the latitude problem for navigation.
Improved by Thomas Newcomen and [[James Watt}

Decades and Years