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Battle of Ramillies
victory won by Allied forces led by the Duke of Marlborough over the French during the War of the Spanish Succession. The victory led to the Allied capture of the whole north and east of the Spanish Netherlands. -
New York slave rebellion of 1712
a violent insurrection of slaves in New York City that resulted in brutal executions and the enactment of harsher slave codes. The population of New York City in 1712 numbered between 6,000 and 8,000 people, approximately 1,000 were slaves. -
Sweden makes peace with Russia
Sweden makes peace with Russia, recognizing territory lost to Russia. Russia is now the dominant power in the Baltic region -
The Natchez revolt,
the worst Native American massacre to take place on Mississippi soil, occurs when Natchez people kill 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie -
Stono rebellion
large slave uprising on September 9, 1739, near the Stono River, 20 miles southwest of Charleston, South Carolina. Slaves gathered, raided a firearms shop, and headed south, killing more than 20 white people as they went. -
War of the Austrian Succession
The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle is signed to end the war. Great Britain obtains Madras, in India, from France, in exchange for the fortress of Louisbourg in Canada. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act of 1765 was ratified by the British parliament under King George III. It imposed a tax on all papers and official documents in the American colonies, though not in England. -
colinies declare independence
the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence, announcing the colonies' separation from Great Britain. -
The Constitution
The Constitution of the United States established America's national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens -
Whiskey Rebellion
in American history, uprising that afforded the new U.S. government its first opportunity to establish federal authority by military means within state boundaries, as officials moved into western Pennsylvania to quell an uprising of settlers rebelling against the liquor tax.