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| 1 | 1650 | - 1650: Colonial population estimated at 50,400.
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| 2 | 1678 | - 1678: French King Louis XIV claimed the region of Alsace from Germany.
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| 3 | 1681 | - 1681: La Salle begins exploration of the Mississippi river from source to mouth
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| 4 | 1682 | - 1682: La Salle completes exploration of Mississippi River; claims Louisiana for France
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| 5 | 1688 | - 26 Nov 1688: French King Louis XIV declared war on the Netherlands.
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| 6 | 1689 | - 15 Apr 1689: French king Louis XIV declared war on Spain.
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| 7 | 1699 | - 1699: Iberville and Bienville explore lower Mississippi Valley
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| 8 | 1710 | - 1710: British Conquest of Nova Scotia
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| 9 | 1712 | - 1712: Steam Engine Invented; Industrial revolution begins
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| 10 | 1713 | - 11 Apr 1713: Treaty of Utrecht-French retain control of Île-Saint-Jean (Prince Edward Isle) and Île Royale (Cape Breton). British maintain control of rest of Nova Scotia.
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| 11 | 1718 | - 1718: City of New Orleans founded.
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| 12 | 1752 | - 2 Sep 1752: Britain and British colonies switch from Julien to Gregorian calendar.
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| 13 | 1755 | - 1755—1763: Expulsion of 11,500 Acadians from Nova Scotia. 1/3 perish from disease or drowning.
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| 14 | 1756 | - 1756: Seven Years War begins
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| 15 | 1762 | - 5 Feb 1762: Martinique, a major French base in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, surrendered to the British.
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| 16 | 1763 | - 10 Feb 1763: Britain, Spain and France signed the Treaty of Paris ending the French-Indian War. France ceded Canada to England and gave up all her territories in the New World except New Orleans and a few scattered islands including St. Pierre and Miquelon off the coast of Newfoundland.
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| 17 | 1766 | - 5 Mar 1766: Spanish official Don Antonio de Ulloa arrived in New Orleans to take possession of the Louisiana Territory from the French.
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| 18 | 1770 | - 5 Mar 1770: Boston Massacre
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| 19 | 1773 | - 16 Dec 1773: Boston Tea Party
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| 20 | 1776 | - 4 Jul 1776: Declaration of Independence
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| 21 | 1777 | - 17 Dec 1777: France recognized American independence.
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| 22 | 1779 | - 17 Jun 1779: A hurricane forces major repairs to almost all structures in New Orleans.
- 18 Aug 1779: The first severe hurricane of the Spanish era damages most of the buildings in New Orleans and sinks ships in the river. Lake Pontchartrain and Bayou St. John pour over into the city and add to the damage.
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| 23 | 1781 | - 19 Oct 1781: Corwallis Surrenders at Yorktown
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| 24 | 1783 | - 1783: U.S. Independence recognized at the Treaty of Paris
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| 25 | 1787 | - 1787: U.S. Constitution drawn up
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| 26 | 1788 | - 21 Mar 1788: The first Great Fire of New Orleans destroys 856 buildings out of 1,100.
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| 27 | 1789 | - 1789: George Washington becomes first President of the United States
- 14 Jul 1789: Storming of the Bastille; French Revolution Begins
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| 28 | 1795 | - 1795: New French constitution, French Revolution Ends
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| 29 | 1796 | - 1796: Napoleon defeats Austrians in Italy; start of Napoleonic Wars
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| 30 | 1797 | - 4 Mar 1797: John Adams takes office as 2nd president of the United States
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| 31 | 1800 | - 1800: Napoleon acquires Louisiana from Spain under the Treaty of San Ildefonso; this Treaty is kept secret for 2 years.
- 1800: Washington, D.C. becomes the new Capitol of the U.S. (Moved from Philadelphia)
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| 32 | 1801 | - 4 Mar 1801: Thomas Jefferson sworn in as 3rd president of the United States
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1643 - 1727 (84 years)