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Roughly 10,000-11,500 Acadians were deported and thousands died; survivors scattered across the British colonies, France and the Caribbean, and many later settled in Louisiana as the Cajuns.
The British garrison surrendered on terms; the next day Native warriors attacked the departing column, killing and capturing many, and the French destroyed the fort.
British victory; the French garrison surrendered and Louisbourg's fall opened the St. Lawrence to a British advance on Quebec.
British victory; Wolfe and Montcalm were both mortally wounded and Quebec surrendered on 18 September 1759.
The revolt was crushed after months of fighting, with hundreds of rebels killed or executed and hundreds more transported off the island.
H4 proved that a clock could keep accurate time at sea, making it possible to find longitude; Harrison eventually received over 23,000 pounds but never the formal prize.
Britain created four new colonies and reserved the interior west of the Appalachians for Indigenous nations, forbidding private purchase of their land.
Military stalemate; Native nations accepted British sovereignty but forced Britain to soften its policies, and peace was concluded with Pontiac in 1766.
Colonial resistance made the act unenforceable; Parliament repealed it in March 1766 but passed the Declaratory Act asserting its full authority over the colonies.
Colonial boycotts led Parliament to repeal most of the duties in 1770, keeping only the tax on tea.
Spain established 21 Franciscan missions in Alta California between 1769 and 1823, securing its claim to the region at a devastating cost to its Native peoples.
Five civilians were killed; troops were withdrawn from the town, and at trial Captain Preston and six soldiers were acquitted while two were convicted of manslaughter.
