12) Seychelles. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...were explored by Vasco da Gama in the early 1500s and colonized by the French in the mid-1700s. They were taken by the British in 1794, and Britain gained permanent...

13) Shenandoah Valley. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Shenandoah River, about 241 km (150 mi) long, the valley was first explored in the early 1700s and was an important gateway to the frontier....

14) on tenterhooks. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002
...election results started coming in. 1 A tenterhook was a hooked device used in the 1700s to secure newly woven cloth onto a frame. 2...

15) North Arlington. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
...40°47'N 74°07'W. A residential and industrial suburb of Newark, on the Passaic R. Settled 1700s, inc. 1896....

16) Wescosville. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
...of Allentown; 40°34'N 75°33'W. Trach Cellar Winery to W; Bieber Farmhouse dating back to the 1700s to the E....

17) San Diego. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...by the Spanish in 1542, the area's first permanent settlements were not established until the 1700s. A noted zoological park is located in the city, which is a major...

18) Herculaneum. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...eruption of Mount Vesuvius (a.d. 79). Important ruins have been unearthed since the early 1700s....

19) Robersonville. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
...area (tobacco, cotton, peanuts, grain; poultry, livestock). Mfg. (food, apparel). Settled 1700s; inc. 1872....

20) Tonga. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...by the Dutch in 1616 and visited by the British navigator Capt. James Cook in the late 1700s. It became a British protectorate in 1900 and gained independence as...