1780
Late colonial era
1780 is a year in the late eighteenth century, during the American Revolutionary War.
When used attributively, it evokes colonial America, early industrial Europe, or Enlightenment culture: an 1780 farmhouse, 1780s fashion.
Like other year numbers, it functions as a noun or adjective without modification.
- Benedict ArnoldAmerican defector to Britain
- John AdamsSecond American chief executive
- James CookFamous British navigator
- CornwallisBritish commander, Revolutionary War
George Washington · Lafayette · Catherine the Great · Benjamin Franklin · Thomas Jefferson
Profound spiritual awakening
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
- neoclassicismMovement emulating antiquity's forms
- federalistAdvocate for distributed governance
absolutism · mercantilism · monarchy · serfdom · gentility · muskets · sailing · exploration
George III
- Benedict ArnoldAmerican defector to Britain
- John AdamsSecond American chief executive
- James CookFamous British navigator
George Washington · Cornwallis · Lafayette · Catherine the Great · Benjamin Franklin · Thomas Jefferson
enlightenment
Profound spiritual awakening
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
- neoclassicismMovement emulating antiquity's forms
federalist · absolutism · mercantilism · monarchy · serfdom · gentility · muskets · sailing · exploration · empire
American Revolution
Colonial separation from Britain
1780the present
Current moment in time
modern times · today · 2024 · contemporary era · now