The ten most important events in the 18th century, and the 5 most important people of the same century. Jan 1, 1701 Act of succession established in England

20/04/2020 · Events. 1700–1721: Great Northern War between the Russian and Swedish Empires. 1701: Kingdom of Prussia declared under King Frederick I. 1701–1714: The War of the Spanish Succession is fought, involving most of continental Europe. …

Seven Years' War (French and Indian Wars in America) (to 1763), in which Britain and Prussia defeat France, Spain, Austria, and Russia. France loses North American colonies; Spain cedes Florida to Britain in exchange for Cuba.

15/03/2020 · Likewise, what was happening in America in the 1700s? 1700 - The Anglo population in the English colonies in America reaches 275,000, with Boston (pop. This War of the Spanish Succession is called Queen Anne's War in the colonies, where the English and American colonists will battle the French, their Native American allies, and the Spanish for the next eleven years.