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| Alliance Howe, William |  |
| 7th 17 Nova Scotia Leads a British force to join a loyalist army of 1,000 for a trip to Nova Scotia |
| Battle of Long Island Howe, William | |
| 29th Aug Long Island The Patriots are defeated by the Loyalists under General Howe |
| Birth of Abercromby, James Abercromby, James | |
| 7th Nov Birth of James Abercromby |
| Budget North | |
| London Raises land tax to four shillings to help pay for the American War of Independence |
| Capture of New York Howe, William | |
| 15th Sep New York The British occupy New York |
| Conference of Peace Howe, William | |
| 11th Sep Staten Island Meets John Adams & Benjamin Franklin at a peace conference at Staten Island |
| Death of Cook, James Cook, James | |
| 11th July NW Passage Returns to Hawaii from the North West Passage & killed in a scuffle with the Islanders |
| Discovery of Bering Straits Cook, James | |
| Beringraits Maps the Bering Straits & attempts to look for the Nth West Passage |
| Discovery of Cook Islands Cook, James | |
| Cook Islands Visits the Cook Islands & Hawaii |
| Discovery of Hawaii Cook, James | |
| Hawaii Visits the Cook Islands & Hawaii |
| Discovery of North West Passage Cook, James | |
| NW Passage Maps the Bering Straits & attempts to look for the Nth West Passage |
| Peace Howe, William | |
| 11th Sep Staten Island Demands revocation of the Declaration of Independence |
| 11th Sep Staten Island Meets John Adams & Benjamin Franklin at a peace conference at Staten Island |
| Publication of Bentham Bentham, Jeremy | |
| Publication of, "A Fragment on Government" |
| Publication of Paine Paine, Thomas | |
| Publication of, "Common Sense" |
| 19th Dec Publication of, "American Crisis ", essay |
| Publication of Smith Smith, Adam | |
| Publication of, "The Wealth of Nations", criticizes mercantilism |
| Siege of New Jersey Cornwallis, Charles | |
| New Jersey Drives Wasington out of New Jersey |
