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| 1 | 1741 | - Apr 1741: Bertie Lost to Edgecombe
BERTIE lost to creation of EDGECOMBE. (N.C. Recs., ch. 7, secs. 1-2/23:164; N.C. Recs., ch. 9, secs. 1-2/23:168; Turner and Bridgers, 19-26)
- Dec 1741: BERTIE lost to creation of NORTHAMPTON. (N.C. Recs., ch. 1, secs. 1-2/23:205-206)
- Dec 1741: Northampton created from Bertie
NORTHAMPTON created from BERTIE. (N.C. Recs., ch. 1, secs. 1-2/23:205-206)
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| 2 | 1745 | - 1745: Scotland - Bonnie Prince Charlie returns to Scotland; Second Jacobite rebellion begins.
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| 3 | 1754 | - Apr 1754: Northampton repealed
Creation of NORTHAMPTON repealed by King George II, in Privy Council. (N.C. Recs., ch. 9, sec. 1/23:445-446)
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| 4 | 1755 | - 1755: English expel Acadians from Nova Scotia. Many perished at sea.
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| 5 | 1756 | - Sep 1756: Northampto re-created
NORTHAMPTON re-created by the legislature in response to the Crown Instructions of 1 July 1755 (authorizing reenactment of the creations repealed on 8 April 1754). (N.C. Recs., ch. 9, sec. 2/23:446)
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| 6 | 1759 | - 1759: The Fall of Quebec. British troops win Quebec and end France's power in Canada.
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| 7 | 1760 | - May 1760: Bertie Lost to Hertford
BERTIE lost to creation of HERTFORD. (N.C. Recs., ch. 4, secs. 1-2/23:503-504)
- May 1760: Norhampton lost to Hertford
NORTHAMPTON lost to creation of HERTFORD. (N.C. Recs., ch. 4, secs. 1-2/23:503-504)
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| 8 | 1761 | - 1761: "Samuel Mack sets out from Connecticut in the early 1760's to seek his fortune in the settlements of Liverpool Township" (C. Pross)
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| 9 | 1763 | - 1763: France cedes Canada to Britain.
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| 10 | 1765 | - 1765: Stamp act causes unrest in British Colonies.
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| 11 | 1768-1771 | - 1768-1771: Captain Cook's voyage
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| 12 | 1768 | - 1768: First edition of Encylopaedia Britannica" published in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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| 13 | 1773 | - 1773: Boston Tea Party: protest at British taxes.
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| 14 | 1775 | - 1775: American Invasion of Canada fails. Canda remains British.
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| 15 | 1776 | - 1776: U.S. Declaration of Independence
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| 16 | 1779 | - 1779: Velocipede, early bicycle, appears in Paris.
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| 17 | 1783 | - 1783: Treaty of Paris recognises U.S. independence.
- 1783: John Macadam devises new road surfacing.
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| 18 | 1789 | - 1789: Parisians storm the Bastille. The fall of a hated symbol of royal authority. Revolution proclaimed a new age in France.
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| 19 | 1789-1797 | - 1789-1797: George Washington, President; John Adams V.P.
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| 20 | 1792 | - 1792: Dollar becomes the currency of the U.S.
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| 21 | 1797-1801 | - 1797-1801: John Adams, President; Thomas Jefferson, V.P.
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| 22 | 1800 | - 1800: French under Napoleon conquer Italy.
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| 23 | 1801 | - 1801: Nelson destroys Danish fleet at Copenhagen.
- 1801: Beethoven writes piano sonata #14
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| 24 | 1801-1809 | - 1801-1809: Thomas Jefferson, President; Aaron Burr & George Clinton, V.P.
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| 25 | 1803 | - 1803: Louisiana purchase nearly doubles size of U.S.
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| 26 | 1805 | - 1805: America's West explored
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| 27 | 1807 | - 1807: Abolition of Slave Trade by Britain.
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| 28 | 1808 | - 1808: Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 6 (Pastoral)
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| 29 | 1809-1817 | - 1809-1817: James Madison, President; Elbridge Gerry, V.P.
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| 30 | 1812 | - 1812: The retreat from Moscow.
- 1812: War of 1812 is declared. Interupts travel between the US and Britain including Scotland.
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1735 - 1814 (78 years)