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1773–1775: Pugachev's Rebellion, the largest peasant revolt in Russian history. 1773: East India Company starts operations in Bengal to smuggle opium into China. 1773: 16 December, the Boston Tea Party. 1775: John Harrison H4 and Larcum Kendall K1 marine chronometers are used to measure longitude by James Cook on his second voyage (1772–1775).
From top left, clockwise: Atlantic slave trade and abolitionism gain momentum over Europe and the Americas, as bans began to be enacted in countries such as Denmark-Norway (1803), the United Kingdom (1807), and Union States of the United States (1808) in the subsequent decade, following movements and upheavals of awareness at this period; Now-iconic Peking opera was conceived after the Four ...
The Oxford Handbook of the American Revolution. Oup USA. ISBN 9780199746705. Greene, Jack P.; Pole, J. R., eds. (2003). A Companion to the American Revolution (2nd ed.). Wiley. ISBN 9781405116749. Hattem, Michael D. (2013). "The Historiography of the American Revolution". Journal of the American Revolution. Archived from the original on 2018-08-26
The 1700s decade ran from January 1, 1700, to December 31, 1709. The decade is marked by a shift in the political structure of the Indian subcontinent , and the decline of the Mughal Empire . Millennium
February 23 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Spanktown, part of the Forage War; March 5 – Thomas Wharton Jr. is sworn in as the first president of Pennsylvania. March 8 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Pun Hill, part of the Forage War; March 21 – Thomas Johnson is sworn as the first governor of Maryland.
1701 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1701st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 701st year of the 2nd millennium, the 1st year of the 18th century, and the 2nd year of the 1700s decade. As of the start of 1701, the ...
July 4 – American Revolutionary War: George Rogers Clark takes Kaskaskia. July 27 – American Revolution – First Battle of Ushant: British and French fleets fight to a standoff. August 29 – American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Rhode Island takes place when the Continental Army attempts to retake Aquidneck Island from the British.
January 8 – President of the U.S. George Washington gives the first State of the Union address, in New York City. February 1 – In New York City the Supreme Court of the United States convenes for the first time.