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King William's War
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Who: King James II, William of Orange, England, France, and their respective American Indian allies
What: First of French Indian Wars Where: in the colonies of Canada (New France), Acadia, and New England. When:late 15th century:1689–1697 Signifiance: Resulted in The Treaty of Ryswick in 1697 ended the war between the two colonial powers, reverting colonial borders, led to second war. |
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Queen Annes War
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what:Second of French Indian Wars, nNorth America for control of the continent. (Colonies)
Where: 1702-1713, in North America When: Signifance |
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Treaty of Utrecht
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Who: Louis XIV of France and Philip V of Spain on the one hand, and representatives of Queen Anne of Great Britain, the Duke of Savoy, and the United Provinces on the other.
What: The Treaty of Utrecht, that established the Peace of Utrecht, rather than a single document, comprises a series of individual peace treaties Where: Utrecht When: March and April 1713 Signifiance: End the War of the Spanish Succession; Sovereignty of national states established. |
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War of Jenkins' Ear
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Who: Robert Jenkins, captain of a British merchant ship
What: a conflict between Great Britain and Spain Where: New Granada and the Caribbean; Florida-Georgia border; small raids in the Pacific and Atlantic When: 1739-1748 Signifiance: Uti possidetis by Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle 20,000 dead, wounded, missing, or captured, 407 ships los |
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Paxton Boys
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Who: a vigilante group
What: murdered at least twenty Native Americans in events sometimes called the Conestoga Massacre Where: Pennsylvania, Colonies When: mid 17th century Signifiance: revealed the tension between the established societies of the Atlantic coast and the precarious areas of white settlement on the western frontier, killed lots of men |
