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Louisiana - 1700-1750
Mobile was established as the first capitol in 1702, transferring the title to Biloxi in 1720, then to New Orleans in 1723. having been founded in 1718 by Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville.
The first African slaves arrived in 1719 and the church that would become St Louis Cathedral was founded in 1720.
In 1726 the census recorded over 2,200 whites and 1,300 black slaves in Louisiana. By 1745 the number of slaves had risen to four and a half thousand, outnumbering the white population.
America - 1700-1750
By 1700, Boston was the largest city in the New World with a population of around 7,000 and Roman Catholic priests were ordered to leave Massachusetts and New York.
Yale College was founded in Connecticut in 1701.
In 1721 citizens in Connecticut were prohibited from traveling on Sundays, apart from attending services.
In 1726 the census recorded over 2,200 whites and 1,300 black slaves in Louisiana. By 1745 the number of slaves had risen to four and a half thousand, outnumbering the white population.
In 1745 an army of New Englanders, seized the Fortress of Louisbourg (Cape Bretton Island, Nova Scotia) from French control after several days of fighting.
The World - 1700-1750
In 1702 the infamous 47 Ronin attacked Kira Yoshinaka, Japan, before committing seppuku.
England and Scotland join together and become Great Britain in 1707.
In 1709 Europe was gripped by a severe winter, when temperatures dropped to 5°F (-15°C)) causing a widespread famine in France the following year and in excess of 600,000 related deaths.
1710 saw the completion of St Paul's Cathedral in London.
In 1716 Austria reacted to the expanding Turkish Ottoman Empire and defeated them in the Battle of Peterwardein, north of Belgrade.
Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe was published in 1719.
1720 was the year of the 'Grand Tour' when noblemen from Britain traveled around Italy and Canaletto achieved popularity with his views of Venice, especially with the British.
Slavery was abolished in Russia in 1723 under the rule of Peter the Great.
Robert Clive (Clive of India) as Commander of the British Army defeated Nawab of Bengal at Plassey, established the reign of the British Empire in India in 1757.
The Industrial Revolution in England ran from 1750 to 1861.