1786
After American Revolution
1786 is simply the number one thousand seven hundred eighty-six.
As a year, it falls in the late eighteenth century—the period of the American founding, the lead-up to the French Revolution, and the early Industrial Revolution.
References to 1786 typically concern historical events, documents, or artifacts from that time.
- Thomas JeffersonThird American president
- Benjamin FranklinColonial American polymath statesman
- Alexander HamiltonFounding father, financial architect
- John AdamsSecond American chief executive
James Madison · Frederick the Great · Catherine the Great · Mozart · Haydn · Adam Smith · Founding Fathers · Marquis de Sade
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- federalismDivided governmental authority system
- republicanismGovernment by elected officials
- absolutismUnrestricted governmental authority
- mercantilismTrade policy favoring exports
colonialism · revolution · sedition · sovereignty · monarchy · democracy · confederation · independence
Original American governing charter
- Great CompromiseConstitutional convention's legislative branch agreement
- Constitutional ConventionDocument-drafting assembly of founders
Era prioritizing reason over dogma
- neoclassicismMovement emulating antiquity's forms
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
- salonsGrooming establishments
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
Knowledge through observation
- rationalismReason as knowledge source
- steam engineThermal vapor motor
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
- botanyScience of flora
natural philosophy · taxonomy · geology · chemistry · pneumatics · ballooning · encyclopedias · industrialization
George Washington
- Thomas JeffersonThird American president
- Benjamin FranklinColonial American polymath statesman
- Alexander HamiltonFounding father, financial architect
John Adams · James Madison · Frederick the Great · Catherine the Great · Mozart · Haydn · Adam Smith · Founding Fathers · Marquis de Sade
constitution
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- federalismDivided governmental authority system
- republicanismGovernment by elected officials
- absolutismUnrestricted governmental authority
mercantilism · colonialism · revolution · sedition · sovereignty · monarchy · democracy · confederation · independence · diplomacy
Articles of Confederation
Original American governing charter
- Great CompromiseConstitutional convention's legislative branch agreement
- Constitutional ConventionDocument-drafting assembly of founders
Enlightenment
Era prioritizing reason over dogma
- neoclassicismMovement emulating antiquity's forms
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
- salonsGrooming establishments
empiricism
Knowledge through observation
- rationalismReason as knowledge source
- steam engineThermal vapor motor
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
botany · natural philosophy · taxonomy · geology · chemistry · pneumatics · ballooning · encyclopedias · industrialization