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18th Century Resources - A directory of top Web resources covering major events and movements in British, Asian and European history, the Great Awakening and the French and American uprisings, piracy & crime, period newspapers and more.

18th Century Chronology - Major events together with important developments in literature, art, music, science, law & politics in a timeline spanning the years 1660 to 1800.

The Great Awakening - The social and religious underpinnings, key figures & concepts, with focus on the movement's rise as a precursor to the American Revolution.

History.net 17th - 18th Century Conflicts - Accounts of the Napoleonic and American Revolutionary Wars, the Wars of the Spanish Succession, and the French and Indian Wars.

Liberty! Chronicle of the Revolution - PBS TV companion site with a detailed look at the Boston Tea Party and the Declaration of Independence, major figures and battles of the American Revolution, daily colonial life, with maps, images and student resources.

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Exploring the French Revolution - In-depth, illustrated history of the French monarchy, the social & political scene in 18th century Paris including excerpts from personal letters & journals, the fall of the Bastille, Robespierre and the Reign of Terror, as well as major after-effects.

18th Century Art - A Web directory to major sources of information on Rococo & 18th century British, American and European art & artists biographies, period sculpture and architecture.

Clothing of the 18th Century - Copiously illustrated survey of British, French and American Colonial fashions and American Revolutionary costuming, with related resources.

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