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The war had profound consequences for Northern Europe. It witnessed significant military campaigns, including the famous Battle of Poltava in 1709, where the Russian forces decisively defeated the Swedes. -
Deerfield (Mass.) Massacre of English colonists by French and Indians. -
Giovanni da Verrazano explores the coast from Carolina north to Nova Scotia and enters New York harbor. -
The Yamasee War was a conflict fought in South Carolina from 1715 to 1717 between British settlers from the Province of Carolina and the Yamasee, who were supported by a number of allied Native American peoples, including the Muscogee, Cherokee, Catawba, Apalachee, Apalachicola, -
The Old South Meeting House is built in Boston. It will become a key meeting place for revolutionaries and was where the Boston Tea Party meetings occurred. -
one of Great Britain's most famous publishers, Benjamin Motte, translated the 1726 edition into English and published it in 1729. -
The Molasses Act is passed by parliament setting heavy import duties on molasses, rum, and sugar from Caribbean islands other than those controlled by the British. -
Jonathan Edwards preaches a series of sermons in Northampton, Massachusetts, that begins the Great Awakening. -
The War of Jenkins' Ear begins between England and Spain. It will last until 1742 and will become part of the larger War of Austrian Succession. -
Fifty enslaved people are hanged in Charleston, South Carolina when their planned revolt is discovered.