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 1706 - 1773 (66 years)
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| 1 | 1707 | - 1707: Scotland unites with England to form Great Britain. Scottish Parilament votes itsef out of existence.
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| 2 | 1715 | - 1715: Scotland - First Jacobite rebellion; Jacobites defeated at the Battle of Sheriffmuir.
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| 3 | 1722 | - Oct 1722: Bertie Precinct Created
Bertie Precinct (now BERTIE) created from Chowan Precinct (now CHOWAN) and unorganized territory; western boundary limit was indefinite. (N.C. Recs., ch. 5, secs. 1-2/23:100
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| 4 | 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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| 5 | 1745 | - 1745: Scotland - Bonnie Prince Charlie returns to Scotland; Second Jacobite rebellion begins.
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| 6 | 1754 | - Apr 1754: Northampton repealed
Creation of NORTHAMPTON repealed by King George II, in Privy Council.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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| 7 | 1755 | - 1755: English expel Acadians from Nova Scotia. Many perished at sea.
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| 8 | 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by the legislature in response to the Crown Instructions of 1 July 1755 (authorizing reenactment of the creations repealed on 8 April 1754).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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| 9 | 1759 | - 1759: The Fall of Quebec. British troops win Quebec and end France's power in Canada.
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| 10 | 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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| 11 | 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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| 12 | 1763 | - 1763: France cedes Canada to Britain.
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| 13 | 1765 | - 1765: Stamp act causes unrest in British Colonies.
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| 14 | 1768-1771 | - 1768-1771: Captain Cook's voyage
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| 15 | 1768 | - 1768: First edition of Encylopaedia Britannica" published in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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