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| 1 | 1756 | - 1756—1763: WAR: Seven Years' War .(French and Indian Wars in America) (to 1763), in which Britain and Prussia defeat France, Spain, Austria, and Russia. France loses North American colonies; Spain cedes Florida to Britain in exchange for Cuba. In India, over 100 British prisoners die in iBlack Hole of Calcutta.i
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| 2 | 1760 | - 1760—1820: ROYAL: .George III. Ruler of England. House of Hanover - Grandson of George II, married Charlotte of Mecklenburg.
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| 3 | 1761 | - 1761—1761: HISTORY: .Englishmen, John Harrison invents the navigational clock or marine chronometer for measuring longitude.
- 1761—1761: NATIVE AMERICAN: Comanches attack Lipan mission on Nueces River.
- 1761—1761: WAR: Cherokee War.English Colonists vs Cherokee Indians.
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| 4 | 1763 | - 1763—1763: POLITICAL: France transfers Louisana to Spanish control..
- 1763—1763: WAR: French and Indian War.Also known as the Seven Years War. French Colonies vs Great Britain.
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| 5 | 1764 | - 1764—1764: HISTORY: .James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny.
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| 6 | 1765 | - 1765—1765: NATIVE AMERICAN: Prior to this date the Kiowa lived in the Black Hills, driven out by Lakota Sioux moving westward from Minnesota..
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| 7 | 1767 | - 1767—1767: HISTORY: .Joseph Priestley invents carbonated water - soda water.
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| 8 | 1768 | - 1768—1768: HISTORY: Richard Arkwright patents the spinning frame..
- 1768—1768: NATIVE AMERICAN: Ute/Jicarilla alliance defeated by Comanches.
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1761 - 1768 (6 years)
