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1679

European Powers Vie for the North American Supremacy | France in Canada, the Caribbean

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1679

South America & Caribbean:Events of this year in this region influencing Louisiana.
North America:New Hampshire separated as Main becomes a special province of Massachusetts; French explorer claims Lake Superior for his king; Charleston becomes home for French Huguenots.
Europe: Louis XIV annexes territories on his frontier. King Charles II of Spain marries Marie Louise of Orleans; Louis XIV forces Brandenburg to return lands captured from Sweden; Habeas Corpus Act in Britain; Plague takes 76,000 lives in Vienna; Steen, Dutch painter.
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