1737
Georgian era date
1737 is a year in the eighteenth century, during the reign of George II in Britain and the colonial period in America.
Like other year numbers, it functions as a noun identifying a specific point in time: The earthquake struck Calcutta in 1737.
Years are referenced in dates, historical accounts, and vintage descriptions: a 1737 Stradivarius.
Era prioritizing reason over dogma
- RococoLavishly ornamented decorative style
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
- rationalismReason as knowledge source
- empiricismKnowledge through observation
philosophy · Voltaire · Newton · industrialization · invention · innovation · classicism · satire
Resolved dispute or colony
- colonistsSettlers in new territory
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- charterFounding organizational document
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
governor · frontier · trading post · missionary · indigenous · pilgrims · slavery · tobacco
Deadly epidemic disease
- earthquakeSeismic ground movement
- famineSevere food shortage
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- DelhiIndia's capital territory
Calcutta · Bengal · Mughal Empire · Thomas Paine · John Hancock · Luigi Galvani
Enlightenment
Era prioritizing reason over dogma
- RococoLavishly ornamented decorative style
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
- rationalismReason as knowledge source
empiricism · philosophy · Voltaire · Newton · industrialization · invention · innovation · classicism · satire · novel
settlement
Resolved dispute or colony
- colonistsSettlers in new territory
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- charterFounding organizational document
colony · governor · frontier · trading post · missionary · indigenous · pilgrims · slavery · tobacco · indigo
plague
Deadly epidemic disease
- earthquakeSeismic ground movement
- famineSevere food shortage
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
Delhi · Calcutta · Bengal · Mughal Empire · Thomas Paine · John Hancock · Luigi Galvani