eighteen hundreds
Century before last
The eighteen hundreds refers to the years 1800 through 1899—the nineteenth century.
The phrase typically appears in historical contexts: Photography was invented in the eighteen hundreds.
It can also mean the decade from 1800 to 1809 specifically, though context usually clarifies which is meant.
- cotton ginFiber-seed separating machine
- child laborMinors performing paid work
- Pre-Raphaelite BrotherhoodMid-century English artistic revolt
- TranscendentalismIntuition-based American idealist movement
- Napoleonic WarsBonaparte's military campaigns
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eighteen hundreds1700s
Years 1700-1799
nineteen hundreds · 1900s · twentieth century · eighteenth century
eighteen hundredsprehistoric era
Period before writing existed
twenty-first century · ancient times · antiquity · Bronze Age · Stone Age
eighteen hundredsthe present
Current moment in time
today · contemporary era · twenty-first century · 2000s · modern times
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