- 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.