1754
Mid-seventeen hundreds
1754 is a year in the eighteenth century, notable in American history as the start of the French and Indian War between British and French colonial forces.
In casual speech, invoking a distant year like 1754 suggests something absurdly outdated: These regulations were written in 1754 or something.
British 1714-1837 epoch
- colonial periodTime under foreign rule
- French and Indian War1750s colonial North American conflict
- Seven Years' War1756-1763 global military conflict
- Ohio ValleyWatershed of major tributary
George Washington · Benjamin Franklin · New France · British Empire · French Empire · territorial dispute · militia · colonists
Western Hemisphere landmasses
- settlersThose who establish homes
- coloniesTerritories under foreign control
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- trading postsFrontier merchandise exchange stations
missionaries · frontier · colonists · charter · territory · expedition · indigenous peoples · mercantilism
Grooming establishments
- reasonBasis or justification
- empiricismKnowledge through observation
- rationalismReason as knowledge source
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
secularism · natural philosophy · Voltaire · Rousseau · Diderot · Encyclopédie · scientific method · progress
Excessively elaborate in style
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- neoclassicismMovement emulating antiquity's forms
- chinoiserieWestern art imitating Eastern design
- Grand TourAristocratic educational journey abroad
patronage · aristocracy · bourgeoisie · monarchy · absolutism · salons · portraiture · harpsichord
Georgian era
British 1714-1837 epoch
- colonial periodTime under foreign rule
- French and Indian War1750s colonial North American conflict
- Seven Years' War1756-1763 global military conflict
Ohio Valley · George Washington · Benjamin Franklin · New France · British Empire · French Empire · territorial dispute · militia · colonists · treaties
New World
Western Hemisphere landmasses
- settlersThose who establish homes
- coloniesTerritories under foreign control
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
trading posts · missionaries · frontier · colonists · charter · territory · expedition · indigenous peoples · mercantilism · indentured servitude
salons
Grooming establishments
- reasonBasis or justification
- empiricismKnowledge through observation
- rationalismReason as knowledge source
skepticism · secularism · natural philosophy · Voltaire · Rousseau · Diderot · Encyclopédie · scientific method · progress · humanism
rococo
Excessively elaborate in style
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- neoclassicismMovement emulating antiquity's forms
- chinoiserieWestern art imitating Eastern design
Grand Tour · patronage · aristocracy · bourgeoisie · monarchy · absolutism · salons · portraiture · harpsichord · opera