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Seven Years' War between Britain and France begins
The war between Britain and France is arguably the first global war in modern history. Britain and France fought for domination of North America and India. -
The Stamp Act
British Prime Minister George Grenville's administration passed the Stamp Act to raise extra taxes from the North American colonists. The money was to pay for the for the colonists' own military defence incase of any wars with the French. -
'Factory Age' begins with the opening of Britain's first cotton mill
Richard Arkwright opened the first cotton mill at Cromford, Derbyshire.Britain's first cotton mill is a step towards the beggining of the the 'Factory Age' in Britain. -
Sierra Leone is established under British rule
A British settlement had been established in the area of West Africa now known as Sierra Leone. A group of 1,100 people left Nova Scotia to establish a community of free black people in Sierra Leone. -
Toussaint L'Ouverture's rebellion in Haiti
St Domingue had the largest slave population and was the wealthiest colony in the Caribbean. A slave rebellion broke out and British troops were ordered to invade St Domingue to stop Toussaint L'Ouverture. -
Act of Union creates the United Kingdom
Great Britain and Ireland were formally joined under the Act of Union to create the United Kingdom. Although there was a united kingdom, Catholics weren't allowed to hold public ofices, -
Britain abolishes the slave trade
Parliament passed an act to abolish the supply of slaves on British ships to foreign and conquered colonies. The Abolition of Slavery Act, passed in 1833, freed all slaves in the British empire and provided for compensation for their owners.
