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The 1780s (pronounced "seventeen-eighties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1780, and ended on December 31, 1789. A period widely considered as transitional between the Age of Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution, the 1780s saw the inception of modern philosophy.
Pre-Revolution Timeline - The 1780s. The war would continue for four years into the decade, then the problems of democracy would begin. It didn't take a day or year to hammer out the details of how thirteen disparate colonies would join as one nation, in a form of government never tried before.
Events from the year 1780 in the United States. January 16 – American Revolutionary War – Battle of Cape St. Vincent: British Admiral Sir George Rodney defeats a Spanish fleet. March 1 – Pennsylvania is the first American state to abolish slavery. May 12 – American Revolutionary War: Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces.
During the 1780s, the "Confederation Period", the new nation functioned under the Articles of Confederation, which provided for a loose confederation of states.
The French Revolution resulted from two state crises which emerged during the 1750s–80s, one constitutional and one financial, with the latter providing a ' tipping point ' in 1788/89 when desperate action by government ministers backfired and unleashed a revolution against the ' Ancien Regime.'
The 1780s was a decade that began on 1 January 1780 and ended on 31 December 1789. It is distinct from the decade known as the '''179st decade''' which began on January 1, 1781. and ended on December 31, 1790. George Washington becomes first President of the United States.
Americans tend to remember July 4 (Independence Day) over September 17 (Constitution Day), but they were both equally momentous events in shaping modern world history. The truth is that the American Revolution was dying by the end of the 1780s, nearly ruined by mismanagement and political paralysis.
The economic problems faced by the Congress deeply touched the lives of most Americans in the 1780s. The war had disrupted much of the American economy. On the high seas the British navy had great superiority and destroyed most American ships, crippling the flow of trade.
Since 1787, people from around the world have come to tour Independence Hall, where the Constitution of the United States was signed. The 1780s has often been termed the " critical period " for the new nation.
The 1780s (pronounced "seventeen-eighties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1780, and ended on December 31, 1789. A period widely considered as transitional between the Age of Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution, the 1780s saw the inception of modern philosophy.