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Date |
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| 1 | 1727 | - 11 Jun 1727—25 Oct 1760: Reign of George II
King of Great Britain and Ireland
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| 2 | 1740 | - 31 May 1740—17 Aug 1786: Reign of Frederick II
King in Prussia
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| 3 | 1760 | - 25 Oct 1760—29 Jan 1820: Reign of George III
King of Great Britain and Ireland * King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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| 4 | 1775 | - 19 Apr 1775—3 Sep 1783: American Revolutionary War
The American War of Independence
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| 5 | 1776 | - 4 Jul 1776: American Independence
Independence of thirteen colonies of British American becoming the United States of America.
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| 6 | 1783 | - 1783—1797: United Empire Loyalist Immigration
The United Empire Loyalists were generally those who had been settled in the thirteen colonies at the outbreak of the American Revolution, who remained loyal to and took up the Royal Standard, and who settled in what is now Canada at the end of the war.
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| 7 | 1786 | - 17 Aug 1786—16 Nov 1797: Reign of Frederick William II
King of Prussia
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| 8 | 1789 | - 30 Apr 1789—4 Mar 1797: Presidency of George Washington
1st President of the USA
- 5 May 1789—9 Nov 1799: French Revolution
The French Revolution refers to the period that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended in November 1799 with the formation of the French Consulate.
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| 9 | 1797 | - 4 Mar 1797—4 Mar 1801: Presidency of John Adams
2nd President of the USA
- 16 Nov 1797—7 Jun 1840: Reign of Frederick William III
King of Prussia
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| 10 | 1801 | - 1 Jan 1801: Act of Union
Uniting the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland, creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- 4 Mar 1801—4 Mar 1809: Presidency of Thomas Jefferson
3rd President of the USA
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| 11 | 1809 | - 4 Mar 1809—4 Mar 1817: Presidency of James Madison
4th President of the USA
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| 12 | 1812 | - 18 Jun 1812—18 Feb 1815: War of 1812
War of 1812
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| 13 | 1817 | - 4 Mar 1817—4 Mar 1825: Presidency of James Monroe
5th President of the USA
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| 14 | 1820 | - 29 Jan 1820—26 Jun 1830: Reign of George IV
King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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| 15 | 1825 | - 4 Mar 1825—4 Mar 1829: Presidency of John Quincy Adams
6th President of the USA
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| 16 | 1829 | - 4 Mar 1829—4 Mar 1837: Presidency of Andrew Jackson
7th President of the USA
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| 17 | 1830 | - 26 Jun 1830—20 Jun 1837: Reign of William IV
King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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| 18 | 1837 | - 4 Mar 1837—4 Mar 1841: Presidency of Martin Van Buren
8th President of the USA
- 20 Jun 1837—20 Jan 1901: Reign of Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland * Empress of India
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| 19 | 1840 | - 7 Jun 1840—2 Jan 1861: Reign of Frederick William IV
King of Prussia
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| 20 | 1841 | - 4 Mar 1841—4 Apr 1841: Presidency of William Henry Harrison
9th President of the USA
- 4 Apr 1841—4 Mar 1845: Presidency of John Tyler
10th President of the USA
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| 21 | 1845 | - 1845—1852: Irish Potato Famine
The Great Famine, also known as the Great Hunger, the Great Starvation, the Famine (mostly within Ireland) or the Irish Potato Famine (mostly outside Ireland), was a period of mass starvation and disease in Ireland, with the most severely affected areas in the west and south of Ireland, where the Irish language was dominant. During the Great Hunger, about 1 million people died and more than a million fled the country, causing the country's population to fall by 20%–25%.
- 4 Mar 1845—4 Mar 1849: Presidency of James K. Polk
11th President of the USA
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| 22 | 1849 | - 4 Mar 1849—9 Jul 1850: Presidency of Zachary Taylor
12th President of the USA
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| 23 | 1850 | - 9 Jul 1850—4 Mar 1853: Presidency of Millard Fillmore
13th President of the USA
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| 24 | 1853 | - 4 Mar 1853—4 Mar 1857: Presidency of Franklin Pierce
14th President of the USA
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| 25 | 1857 | - 4 Mar 1857—4 Mar 1861: Presidency of James Buchanan
15th President of the USA
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| 26 | 1861 | - 4 Mar 1861—15 Apr 1865: Presidency of Abraham Lincoln
16th President of the USA
- 12 Apr 1861—9 Apr 1865: American Civil War
Civil war in the United States fought between northern states loyal to the Union and southern states that had seceded to form the Confederate States of America.
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| 27 | 1865 | - 15 Apr 1865—4 Mar 1869: Presidency of Andew Johnson
17th President of the USA
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