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- 1701 – The Foundations of Yale University Are Laid
- 1702 – Queen Anne’s War Begins
- 1702 – New Jersey Colonies Are Established
- 1713 – Queen Anne’s War Ends
- 1715 – The Yamasee War Takes Place
- 1717 – South Carolina Wins The Yamasee War
- 1722 – Dummer’s War Begins
- 1725 – Battle of Pequawket Takes Place
- 1729 – North and South Carolina Become Royal Colonies
- 1750 – Britain Passes Iron Act
In 1701, the Colony of Saybrook passed an act to establish a Collegiate School. Situated in modern-day Connecticutt, this school eventually evolved to become one of the leading university of the world today, namely Yale University.
In 1700, the king of Spain Charles II died. He had no heirs, so there was a dispute over who should succeed him as king. This eventually led to a war in which the major European powers participated at one side or the other. Britain fought against France and Spain. The war spread to North America as well in 1702 where British and French fought again...
In 1702, the British Queen Anne established the royal colony of New Jersey by combining the American provinces of East Jersey and West Jersey.
The British won the Queen Anne’s War and concluded it with a treaty in 1713. They also gained control of many new areas in North America including Acadia, Newfoundland, Hudson Bay and St. Kitts island.
By 1715, the British had established many colonies in North America. They also took over many of the lands of the Native Americans who resented them. This and many other factors led to the start of the Yamasee War. This war was fought between British colonists of South Carolina at one side and a number of Native American tribes at the other side le...
At the start of the war, the British colonists in South Carolina suffered many setbacks. They lost many lives as well as settlements. But slowly, they turned the war against the Yamasee tribe. By 1717, the Yamasee were effectively defeated and the South Carolina colonists were victorious, bringing the war to an end.
The Queen Anne’s War ended in 1713 with British victory. As part of the treaty, the French gave up several areas to the British. Some of these areas were originally occupied by Native American tribes, so they didn’t like the terms of the treaty. Also, the British colonists started settling on the land belonging to these tribes which further angered...
The Battle of Pequawket took place as a part of the Dummer’s War. In this battle, a small army of British colonists was ambushed by a group of Pequawket warriors. The battle took place in Maine. The British colonists suffered significant losses during this battle as 20 of the 46 soldiers died. On the other side, the Pequawkey tribe also suffered ma...
The North Carolina and South Carolina was originally established by independent British colonists. This meant that the government of the colonies was done by these independent colonists. But people didn’t like their government and by 1729, the British king purchased the colonies from the colonists. These colonies now became a possession of the crow...
The British parliament passed the Iron Act in 1750. This act eliminated the taxes paid by Britain on the iron imported from its American colonies. It also said that the American colonies should not use iron for production and export it in raw form to Britain. The American colonies didn’t like the act because it stopped them from established product...
5 de ago. de 2020 · 1700–1799 (A.D.) World History. 1700–1799. (A.D.) World History. Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff. War of the Spanish Succession begins—the last of Louis XIV's wars for domination of the continent. The Peace of Utrecht ( 1714) will end the conflict and mark the rise of the British Empire. Called Queen Anne's War in America, it ...
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What happened and who was famous in 1700? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 1700.
