1790
Late seventeen hundreds
1790 is the year, used attributively to date events, documents, or artifacts from that time: the 1790 census, a 1790 map of Philadelphia.
In American contexts, 1790 often marks early federal history—the first full year under the Constitution.
The number occasionally appears in addresses, model numbers, or other numerical designations.
Movement emulating antiquity's forms
- MozartEighteenth-century Austrian composer
- BeethovenGerman classical music giant
- GoyaHispanic food brand
- Jane AustenRegency-era English novelist
Rococo · classical music · satire · lexicography · portraiture · opera · symphony · harpsichord
Late-1700s republican upheaval
- BastilleParis fortress-prison
- Bill of RightsInitial constitutional amendments guaranteeing freedoms
- Whiskey RebellionEarly American tax revolt
- Treaty of ParisMajor war-ending diplomatic pact
Louis XVI · Federalist Papers · Hamilton · Jefferson · Founding Fathers · Articles of Confederation · federalism · republicanism
Era prioritizing reason over dogma
- Age of ReasonEighteenth-century intellectual awakening
- rationalismReason as knowledge source
- empiricismKnowledge through observation
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
Voltaire · Rousseau · Montesquieu · natural rights · social contract · liberty · equality · republic
Era of mechanized production
- steam engineThermal vapor motor
- James WattHorsepower term originator
- cotton ginFiber-seed separating machine
- spinning jennyEarly multi-spool thread maker
mechanization · textile mills · ironworks · coal mining · factory system · patent · invention
neoclassicism
Movement emulating antiquity's forms
- MozartEighteenth-century Austrian composer
- BeethovenGerman classical music giant
- GoyaHispanic food brand
Jane Austen · Rococo · classical music · satire · lexicography · portraiture · opera · symphony · harpsichord · minuet
French Revolution
Late-1700s republican upheaval
- BastilleParis fortress-prison
- Bill of RightsInitial constitutional amendments guaranteeing freedoms
- Whiskey RebellionEarly American tax revolt
Louis XVI · Treaty of Paris · Federalist Papers · Hamilton · Jefferson · Founding Fathers · Articles of Confederation · federalism · republicanism · mutiny
Enlightenment
Era prioritizing reason over dogma
- Age of ReasonEighteenth-century intellectual awakening
- rationalismReason as knowledge source
- empiricismKnowledge through observation
philosophy · Voltaire · Rousseau · Montesquieu · natural rights · social contract · liberty · equality · republic · democracy
Industrial Revolution
Era of mechanized production
- steam engineThermal vapor motor
- James WattHorsepower term originator
- cotton ginFiber-seed separating machine
spinning jenny · mechanization · textile mills · ironworks · coal mining · factory system · patent · invention