The 1790s (pronounced "seventeen-nineties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1790, and ended on December 31, 1799. Considered as some of the Industrial Revolution's earlier days, the 1790s called for the start of an anti-imperialist world, as new democracies such as the French First Republic and the United States began flourishing at this era. Revolutions – both political and social – forever transformed global politics and art, as wars such as the French Revolutionary Wars and the American Revolutionary War moulded modern-day concepts of liberalism, partisanship, elections, and the political compass. 1790s also saw the beginning of the decline of Qing Dynasty. Significant people President George Washington (United States) President John Adams (United States) Catherine the Great (Russia) Paul I of Russia Frederick William II of Prussia Frederick William III of Prussia Louis XVI of France Maximilien Robespierre (France) Napoleon (France) George III of the United Kingdom Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger (United Kingdom) Charles IV of Spain Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor Qianlong Emperor Jiaqing Emperor Pope Pius VI See also List of state leaders in the 18th century References