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1760s
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Decades
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Years:
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1765
1766
1767
1768
1769
Events and Trends
King
George III
ascends the British throne in
1760
. The
Seven Years' War
(
1756
-
1763
) comes to an end and
France
cedes
Canada
to Britain, yet criticism of the government grows, led by the controversial figure of
John Wilkes
. Meanwhile, unrest begins to make itself felt in Britain's
American
colonies.
Science and Technology - development of the
steam engine
continues apace.
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