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History1700s.com is the starting place to find information about the 18th century. Each link is hand picked by your editor. This site is about the "long" 18th century. This means that the period approximately covers the years from 1660 through 1830. It will have articles discussing the various aspects of the era. Provide the documents of the period and point out interesting and useful resources found on the Internet. Articles About the 18th Century Freedom and Liberty
Defined
Causes of the American Revolution: The
Problem Begins
The Stamp Act: An Attempt to Defray the
Expense of War Causes of the American Revolution: The Townsend Duties The Men Behind the American Revolution
Web Search 18th Century Famous Quotes "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." - Declaration of Independence "People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors." -- Edmund Burke "I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death"--Patrick Henry
Special Editions The Judicial Mind of Justice John Marshall A Manual of Parliamentary Practice The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin The Absentee Astoria Reflections
on the Revolution in France
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