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1771 - 17801772 May 14: Judge Mansfield rules that there is no legal basis for
slavery in England First Navy Lists published 1773-1858 The East India Company governs Hindustan 1773 December 16: Boston Tea Party 1775 April 19: Battle of Lexington: first action in American War of
Independence (1775-1783) – Irish unrest 1776 July 4: American Declaration of Independence 1779 Crompton's mule invented (textile production) First iron bridge built, over the Severn by John Wilkinson First Spinning Mills operational in Scotland September 23: Naval engagement between Britain and USA off Flamborough Head
1780 May 4: First Derby run at Epsom June 2–8: The Gordon Riots – Parliament passes a Roman Catholic
relief measure – for days, London is at the mercy of a mob and destruction is
widespread Earliest Wesleyan registers Male Servants Tax The English Reform Movement – until now, only landowners and tenants--freeholders with 40 shillings per year or more--allowed to vote, and in open poll books
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