- — Europe:
Independence restored by Clement XII
Pope Clement XII condemned the occupation and on 5 February 1740 recognised San Marino's rights and restored its independence, an event still celebrated each year on the feast of Saint Agatha.
Era: The Alberoni Occupation and Restored Liberty
Sources: San Marino Liberation Day (Alberoni occupation and 1740 restoration) · Office Holidays
- — North America:
Declaration of Independence
The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, formally announcing the separation of the thirteen colonies from Great Britain.
Era: Revolution and the founding of the Republic
Sources: The Declaration of Independence · U.S. National Archives
- — Europe:
Loss of the American colonies
The Treaty of Paris recognised the independence of the United States, ending the American Revolutionary War and stripping Britain of its thirteen mainland colonies.
Era: Union, revolution, and the rise of Britain
Sources: The British Library: history and collections · The British Library
Independence in the 18th century
Every event in the Terralore archive tagged independence — declarations, recognitions and transfers of sovereignty, narrowed to the 18th century — 3 of them, drawn from 3 nations, running from 1740 to 1783. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.
- Events
- 3
- Nations
- 3
- Earliest
- 1740
- Latest
- 1783
- Europe
- 2
- North America
- 1
Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.