18th Century History

Last of the Mohicans by Maurice Tourneur The first film adaptation of the James Fenimore Cooper novel of the same name. This film also features one of Boris Karloff's earliest film appearances in a small uncredited role as a Native American. Biography of Maurice Tourneur: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Tourneur Publication date 1920 This Film is in the Public Domain Source: https://archive.org/details/last_of_the_mohicans_1920 If you wish, you can download the book by James Fenimore Cooper on the 18th-Century History website in text format here: https://www.history1700s.com/index.php/18th-century-history-the-basics/18th-century-e-text-archive/134-collected-works/189-james-fenimore-cooper.html

Beethoven's 5th Symphony was first performed in Vienna, Austria on December 22, 1808. This is the first movement of the Symphony. Enjoy! You can hear the Full Symphony on the Fábio Fidelix YouTube Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOk8Tm815lE Image of Beethoven, courtesy of Wikimedia

Beethoven is great music to listen to when you are studying History. Enjoy Moonlight Sonata while you do. The Peanuts image was found on the Peanuts Website and were a downloadable kids coloring sheet. You can get Peanuts Coloring sheets here: https://www.peanuts.com/activities/peanuts-coloring-sheets Thumbnail Image: The painting of Ludwig Van Beethoven by Joseph Karl Stieler was made in the year 1820. Courtesy of Wikimedia: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beethoven.jpg

To understand the 18th-century one must understand the basics of the period. With this in mind, I have created this page of basic reference sections to assist you. Here you will find information, articles, and handpicked Internet resources that will help you to understand these basics. Each of these sections will help you to understand the period and aide you in learning more about the period. You can find them at: http://www.history1700s.com/index.php/18th-century-history-the-basics.html

A Few Presidential Facts of the First Eight Presidents of the United States, plus a surprise. The Presidents Reference Index is now online at: http://www.history1700s.com/index.php/18th-century-history-the-basics/the-presidents-reference-index.html This reference Section will help you learn about the first eight Presidents of the United States beginning with George Washington and ending with Martin Van Buren. It contains articles, biographies, Internet resources, and other material.

In the article, 18th Century Literature for a Rainy Day, I discussed the authors and some of the literature that you can read on rainy days. Link to the article mentioned above: https://www.history1700s.com/index.php/articles/25-society-and-culture/5-18th-century-literature-for-a-rainy-day.html Now I am going to show you some of the most popular books that were popular in America during the first half of the 18th Century. Some of these works are available on this site in the 18th Century History Etext Archive section. https://www.history1700s.com/index.php/18th-century-history-the-basics/18th-century-e-text-archive You Can learn how to get these books online by visiting the 18th Century History website by clicking on the link to this article below. Article: Popular Books of the First Half of 18th Century America link: http://tinyurl.com/leklwke Images: Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Music: Horses to Water by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena

The Ten Original Amendments to the Constitution of the United States Passed by Congress on September 25, 1789, Ratified December 15, 1791.

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