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Events relating to the british empire
The British colonies negotiate with the Iroquois at the Albany Congress, in the face of the French threat in the Ohio valley
A British force under Edward Braddock lands in America to provide support against the French in the Ohio valley
The army led by Edward Braddock and George Washington is ambushed at Fort Duquesne and Braddock is killed
122 people die after being locked overnight in a small room in Calcutta, in an incident that becomes known as the Black Hole of Calcutta
Robert Clive defeats the nawab of Bengal at the battle of Plassey, and places his own man on the throne
William Pitt the Elder becomes secretary of state and transforms the British war effort against France in America
British general James Wolfe sails up the St Lawrence river with 15,000 men to besiege Quebec
Wolfe defeats Montcalm and captures Quebec, but both commanders die in the engagement
In the treaty of Paris France cedes to Britain all its territory north of the Great Lakes and east of the Mississippi river, except the district of New Orleans
In the treaty of Paris, Spain cedes Florida to Britain, completing British possession of the entire east coast of north America
A French expedition from St Malo, founding a colony on East Falkland, name the islands Les Îsles Malouines
Britain passes the Sugar Act, levying duty on sugar, wine and textiles imported into America
Britain passes the Stamp Act, taxing legal documents and newspapers in the American colonies
The British Chancellor, Charles Townshend, passes a series of acts taxing all glass, lead, paint, paper and tea imported into the American colonies
Captain James Cook sails from Plymouth, in England, heading for Tahiti to observe the transit of Venus
Captain Cook reaches New Zealand and sets off to chart its entire coastline
Captain Cook reaches the mainland of Australia, at a place which he names Botany Bay, and continues up the eastern coast
Captain Cook sets off, in HMS Resolution, on his second voyage to the southern hemisphere
The Spanish, now in sole occupation of the Falkland Islands, call them Las Islas Malvinas
British explorer Captain James Cook is killed in a skirmish with natives in Hawaii over a stolen boat
Joseph Banks tells a committee of the House of Commons that the east coast of Australia is suitable for the transportation of convicted felons
The First Fleet (eleven ships carrying about 750 convicts) leaves Portsmouth for Australia
After a journey of eight months from England the First Fleet reaches Australia, anchoring in Botany Bay
Arthur Phillip, selecting a suitable coastal site for the first penal colony in Australia, names the place Sydney Cove
A second fleet arrives in Sydney, bringing more convicts and a regiment, the New South Wales Corps, to keep order
