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What happened in the 1720s in America?
1720 – The population of American colonists reaches 475,000. 1725 – The population of black slaves in the American colonies reaches 75,000. 1726 – Riots occur in Philadelphia as poor people tear down the pillories and stocks and burn them. 1727 – King George II ascends the English throne.
What big events happened in 1643?
Historic Event. May 14 Louis XIV becomes King of France aged 4.
What happened in 1643 related to American independence?
1643 – A “league of friendship” created for defense from Native Americans. December 16, 1773 – Men disguised as Native Americans dumped cargo of three tea ships into Boston Harbor to protest the control of the tea trade.
What history happened in 1715?
Yamasee War, (1715–16), in British-American colonial history, conflict between Indians, mainly Yamasee, and British colonists in the southeastern area of South Carolina, resulting in the collapse of Indian power in that area.
What happened in the year 1702?
Queen Anne’s War, (1702–13), second in a series of wars fought between Great Britain and France in North America for control of the continent. It was contemporaneous with the War of the Spanish Succession in Europe. English settlements were subject to brutal raids by French forces and their Indian allies.
What happened in 1768 during the American Revolution?
1768. In April, Britain’s Secretary of State for the Colonies, Lord Hillsborough, orders colonial governors to stop their own assemblies from endorsing Adams’ circular letter. In August, in Boston and New York, merchants agree to boycott most British goods until the Townshend Acts are repealed.
What happened in the year 1696?
January 31 – In the Netherlands, undertakers revolt after funeral reforms in Amsterdam. February 15 – A Jacobite assassination plot against King William III of England is foiled. March – A second Pueblo Revolt occurs in Santa Fe de Nuevo México. March 7 – King William III of England departs from the Netherlands.