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1 day ago · The colonial history of the United States covers the period of European colonization of North America from the early 16th century until the incorporation of the Thirteen Colonies into the United States after the Revolutionary War. In the late 16th century, England, France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic launched major colonization expeditions in ...
- Timeline of Colonial America
1720 – New France builds Fort Niagara. Slaves become the...
- Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion held by Virginia...
- Timeline of Colonial America
5 days ago · Beginning in 1720 he attended the regular meetings of the Regency Council. Louis with the regent, Philippe of Orléans (1718) One economic crisis disrupted the Regency; the Scottish economist and banker John Law was named controller-general of finances.
- 1 September 1715 – 10 May 1774
- Marie Adélaïde of Savoy
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1 day ago · The Thirteen Colonies were a group of British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America during the 17th and 18th centuries. Grievances against the imperial government led the 13 colonies to begin uniting in 1774, and expelling British officials by 1775.
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- Various colonial arrangements
Apr 4, 2024 · In 1720 Anne Bonny and John (“Calico Jack”) Rackham stole a ship and began a campaign of piracy. For several months Bonny, Rackham, and crew (which included fellow female pirate Mary Read ) plundered merchant ships and fishing boats in the Caribbean.
- Richard Pallardy
- What was Anne Bonny’s childhood like?It is believed that Anne Bonny was born near Cork, Ireland, but this, like most information about her life, is regarded as speculation. She and her...
- Why is Anne Bonny significant?Female pirates were exceedingly rare, partly because many captains believed that women were bad luck on a ship. Both Anne Bonny and Mary Read acqui...
- How did Anne Bonny die?Anne Bonny’s male crewmates were tried and hanged for piracy within weeks of their capture. Bonny was sentenced to die, but she succeeded in “plead...
4 days ago · John Woolman (born October 19, 1720, Ancocas, New Jersey [U.S.]—died October 7, 1772, York, Yorkshire, England) was a British-American Quaker leader and abolitionist whose Journal is recognized as one of the classic records of the spiritual inner life.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mar 26, 2024 · Jonathan Mayhew (born Oct. 8, 1720, Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. [U.S.]—died July 9, 1766, Boston) was a vigorous Boston preacher whose outspoken political and religious liberalism made him one of the most controversial men in colonial New England. The Mayhew family had arrived in the American colonies in 1631. After a boyhood on Martha’s ...
Mar 22, 2024 · The South Sea Bill was passed in 1720 and it gave the South Sea Company a monopoly in trade with South America in return for a loan for the government. People rushed to invest, but in September 1720, the bubble burst when the stock value crashed.
