[Game] Count to 10,000

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1756 - Frederick II of Prussia forces his country's peasants to grow the unpopular and obscure potato.

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1757 French and Indian War: A French army under Louis-Joseph de Montcalm forces the English to surrender Fort William Henry. The French army's Indian allies slaughter the survivors for unclear reasons.

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1758 - Pope Clement XIII succeeds Pope Benedict XIV as the 248th pope.

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1759 George Washington marries Martha Dandridge Custis.

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1760 - The Great Fire of Boston, Massachusetts, destroys 349 buildings.

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1761 The slave trade to and within Portugal is forbidden.

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1762 -  Britain declares war on Spain and Naples.

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1763 The Royal Proclamation of 1763 is issued by George III of the United Kingdom, restricting westward expansion of British North America and stabilizing relations with indigenous peoples of the Americas.

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1764 - The Sugar Act is passed

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1765 The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Stamp Act, imposing the first direct tax levied from Great Britain on the thirteen American colonies. This is to help pay for British military operations in North America. Great Britain passes the Quartering Act, requiring the thirteen American colonies to house British troops.

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1766 - Christian VII becomes King of Denmark.

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1767 William Tryon, governor of the Royal Colony of North Carolina, signs a contract with architect John Hawks to build Tryon Palace, a lavish Georgian style governor's mansion on the New Bern waterfront.

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1768 -  After the Treaty of Versailles, the island of Corsica is ceded by Genoa to France.

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1769 Pope Clement XIV succeeds Pope Clement XIII as the 249th pope.

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1770 - Fourteen-year-old Marie Antoinette arrives at the French court.