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1739 ( MDCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1739th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 739th year of the 2nd millennium, the 39th year of the 18th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1730s decade.
12 May – John Wesley lays the foundation stone of the New Room, Bristol, the world's first Methodist meeting house. [3] 17 October – the Foundling Hospital in London, established by Thomas Coram, is granted its royal charter. [2] 23 October – "War of Jenkins' Ear" (1739–1742) begins when Britain declares war on Spain. [2]
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The Stono Rebellion (also known as Cato's Conspiracy or Cato's Rebellion) was a slave revolt that began on 9 September 1739, in the colony of South Carolina. It was the largest slave rebellion in the Southern Colonies, with 25 colonists and 35 to 50 African slaves killed. [1] [2] The uprising's leaders were likely from the Central African ...
George Anson, Baron Anson. War of Jenkins’ Ear, war between Great Britain and Spain that began in October 1739 and eventually merged into the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–48). It was precipitated by an incident that took place in 1738 when Captain Robert Jenkins appeared before a committee of the House of Commons and exhibited what ...
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1738 satirical cartoon depicts Prime Minister Robert Walpole swooning when confronted with the Spanish-sliced ear, which led to the War of Jenkins’ Ear in 1739. British Museum, London. The attitude of the English people was that the Spanish must be taught a lesson, they cannot be allowed to cut off Englishmen’s ears!
3 days ago · (1739–41) A war between Britain and Spain that broke out as a result of Britain's trade with South America. The Peace of Utrecht, which gave the British South Sea Company a limited trade monopoly with the Spanish American colonies, caused general friction, but the main trouble‐makers were illicit traders who defied both the Company and the Spanish government.
Put the following North American Wars for Empire in their correct order. King William's War. French and Indian War. King George’s War. War of Jenkins’ Ear. Queen Anne’s War. 1688–1697 War between England and France. 1702–1713 War between England and France and Spain. 1739–1742 War between England and Spain.
