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Date |
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| 1 | 1681 | - 1681: La Salle begins exploration of the Mississippi river from source to mouth
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| 2 | 1682 | - 1682: La Salle completes exploration of Mississippi River; claims Louisiana for France
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| 3 | 1688 | - 26 Nov 1688: French King Louis XIV declared war on the Netherlands.
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| 4 | 1689 | - 15 Apr 1689: French king Louis XIV declared war on Spain.
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| 5 | 1699 | - 1699: Iberville and Bienville explore lower Mississippi Valley
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| 6 | 1710 | - 1710: British Conquest of Nova Scotia
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| 7 | 1712 | - 1712: Steam Engine Invented; Industrial revolution begins
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| 8 | 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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Abt 1679 - 1717 (~ 38 years)