1778
American Revolution era
The year 1778 falls during the American Revolutionary War, when France formally allied with the American colonies against Britain.
In historical contexts, 1778 marks a turning point in the conflict: The Franco-American alliance of 1778 changed the war's trajectory.
As with any year, it serves as a date marker in historical writing and genealogy.
Colonial era legislature
- Declaration of IndependenceAmerica's founding proclamation
- Valley Forge1777-78 military headquarters
- SaratogaNew York battle site
- Benjamin FranklinColonial American polymath statesman
George Washington · France · Articles of Confederation · British · Hessians · John Paul Jones · Lafayette · Benedict Arnold
British navigator of Pacific
- HawaiiPacific island state
- James CookFamous British navigator
- Catherine the GreatRussian empress, enlightenment era
- VoltaireFrench Enlightenment satirist
La Scala · Austria · Russia · Enlightenment · exploration · Pacific · colonialism · voyages
Of four kings' era
- EnlightenmentEra prioritizing reason over dogma
- neoclassicismMovement emulating antiquity's forms
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
- colonialOf occupied territories
revolutionary · pre-industrial · monarchy · aristocracy · salons · powdered wigs · candlelight · quill
Continental Congress
Colonial era legislature
- Declaration of IndependenceAmerica's founding proclamation
- Valley Forge1777-78 military headquarters
- SaratogaNew York battle site
George Washington · Benjamin Franklin · France · Articles of Confederation · British · Hessians · John Paul Jones · Lafayette · Benedict Arnold · patriots
Captain Cook
British navigator of Pacific
- HawaiiPacific island state
- James CookFamous British navigator
- Catherine the GreatRussian empress, enlightenment era
Voltaire · La Scala · Austria · Russia · Enlightenment · exploration · Pacific · colonialism · voyages · trade
Georgian
Of four kings' era
- EnlightenmentEra prioritizing reason over dogma
- neoclassicismMovement emulating antiquity's forms
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
colonial · revolutionary · pre-industrial · monarchy · aristocracy · salons · powdered wigs · candlelight · quill · musket
17782024
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