1700s

The 1700s was a decade that began on 1 January 1700 and ended on 31 December 1709. It is distinct from the decade known as the 171th decade which began on January 1, 1701 and ended on December 31, 1710.

• The Bonneville Slide blocks the Columbia River near the site of present-day Cascade Locks, Oregon with a land bridge 200 feet (60 m) high. The river eventually removes the blockage, but this event is remembered in the local legends of the Native Americans as the Bridge of the Gods.
• The first newspaper to be published in English.
• The War of the Spanish Succession, started in 1701.
• The Age of Enlightenment
• The Industrial Revolution, a time period starting in the 1700s.
• The Scientific Revolution, another important cultural advance.

• King Frederick IV of Denmark (1699–1730).
• King William III of England and Scotland (1689–1702).
• Queen Anne of Great Britain (1702–1714).
• King Louis XIV of France (1643–1715).
• Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658–1705).
• Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (1705–1711).
• Tsar Peter I of Russia (1682–1725).
• King Philip V of Spain (1700–1746).
• King Charles XII of Sweden (1697–1718).