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mw-heading3"><h3 id="Governors">Governors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Canada&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Governors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Governor_General_of_the_Province_of_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor General of the Province of Canada">Governor General of New France</a>: <a href="/wiki/Charles_de_la_Boische,_Marquis_de_Beauharnois" title="Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois">Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colonial_governors_of_Louisiana" title="List of colonial governors of Louisiana">Colonial Governor of Louisiana</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Le_Moyne_de_Bienville" title="Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville">Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Nova_Scotia" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Nova Scotia">Governor of Nova Scotia</a>: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Mascarene" title="Paul Mascarene">Paul Mascarene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Governor_of_Newfoundland" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Governor of Newfoundland">Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland</a>: <a href="/wiki/Henry_Medley" title="Henry Medley">Henry Medley</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Canada&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1740s: The <a href="/wiki/Mandan" title="Mandan">Mandan</a> Indians west of the <a href="/wiki/Great_Lakes_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Lakes (North America)">Great Lakes</a> begin to trade in <a href="/wiki/Horse" title="Horse">horses</a> descended from those brought to <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spanish</a>. Itinerant <a href="/wiki/Assiniboine_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Assiniboine people">Assiniboine</a> Indians bring them from Mandan settlements to their own territories southwest of <a href="/wiki/Lake_Winnipeg" title="Lake Winnipeg">Lake Winnipeg</a>.</li> <li>1740-1748:<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/War_of_the_Austrian_Succession" title="War of the Austrian Succession">War of the Austrian Succession</a>, with the American counterpart <a href="/wiki/King_George%27s_War" title="King George's War">King George's War</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Births">Births</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Canada&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Births"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link 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href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Canada&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">April 2015</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deaths">Deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Canada&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>August 20 : <a href="/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois-Louis_de_Pourroy_de_Lauberivi%C3%A8re" title="François-Louis de Pourroy de Lauberivière">François-Louis de Pourroy de Lauberivière</a>, bishop of Quebec (b. <a href="/wiki/1711_in_Canada" title="1711 in Canada">1711</a>).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Historical_documents">Historical documents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Canada&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Historical documents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Description of making and using <a href="/wiki/Mi%EA%9E%8Ckmaq#History" class="mw-redirect" title="Miꞌkmaq">Mi'kmaw</a> canoes, both <a href="/wiki/Moose" title="Moose">moosehide</a> (in past) and <a href="/wiki/Betula_papyrifera#Uses" title="Betula papyrifera">birchbark</a> currently used<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Woman in <a href="/wiki/History_of_Montreal#Economy_of_Montreal" title="History of Montreal">Montreal</a> who needs money sells enslaved 20-year-old <a href="/wiki/Pawnee_people#Pawnees_enslaved" title="Pawnee people">Pawnee</a> named Manon for 300 <a href="/wiki/New_France_livre" title="New France livre">livres</a> "in receipts from the <a href="/wiki/North_American_fur_trade" title="North American fur trade">Beaver trade</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In spring and summer, <a href="/wiki/Joseph_La_France" title="Joseph La France">Joseph La France</a> canoes <a href="/wiki/Rainy_Lake" title="Rainy Lake">Rainy Lake</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lake_of_the_Woods" title="Lake of the Woods">Lake of the Woods</a>, meeting <a href="/wiki/Cree#First_contact" title="Cree">Monsoni</a> Ojibwe and "Sturgeon Indians"<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Suffering from <a href="/wiki/Gout#History" title="Gout">gout</a>, <a href="/wiki/Society_of_Jesus#Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="Society of Jesus">Jesuit</a> ministers to <a href="/wiki/Kahnawake" title="Kahnawake">Indigenous people</a>, parish of 400 and distant members of his flock near Montreal (Note: "savages" used)<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Nova_Scotia_Council" title="Nova Scotia Council">Council</a> president <a href="/wiki/Paul_Mascarene" title="Paul Mascarene">Paul Mascarene</a> "notifies the Indians and inhabitants" of Nova Scotia that King has declared war on King of Spain<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>To preserve "Indulgence they have heitherto Enjoyed," <a href="/wiki/Acadians" title="Acadians">Acadians</a> are reminded to conform to government orders and decisions<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mascarene letter (summary) ends with warning to Acadians to be loyal or face reaction that "will involve the innocent with the guilty"<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Deputy_(Acadian)" title="Deputy (Acadian)">Acadian deputies</a> to handle "restless spirits" so that "community may not make itself suspected, and avoid the ruin which may overtake it"<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mascarene specifies some civil service roles, and is concerned that in "these thirty years past," <a href="/wiki/Anti-Catholicism_in_the_United_Kingdom#17th_and_18th_century_polemics" title="Anti-Catholicism in the United Kingdom">Protestants</a> have not peopled Nova Scotia<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Handling Acadians' need for new land when it is allowed only to Protestants means letting them take land anyway or expelling them<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Fearing unauthorized priest will direct when "a stroke" is to be given their government, Council decides his community must expel him<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Priests forbidden to <a href="/wiki/Excommunication_(Catholic_Church)" class="mw-redirect" title="Excommunication (Catholic Church)">excommunicate</a> "Whereby to Deprive His Majesty's Subjects[...]of Assistance or means To Procure their <a href="/wiki/Livelihood" title="Livelihood">Livelyhood</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mascarene advises missionary priest of <a href="/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy" title="Constitutional monarchy">King's supremacy</a> over both Catholic Church and his conduct in Nova Scotia<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mascarene reports that some shippers into and out of Nova Scotia are not <a href="/wiki/Customs#Overview" title="Customs">clearing</a> with port authorities<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Succeeded far above our Expectations" - "<a href="/wiki/Native_American_trade" title="Native American trade">Indian trade</a>" at <a href="/wiki/Oswego,_New_York#History" title="Oswego, New York">Oswego</a> has undercut prices at Montreal by half and increased trade fivefold<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Be always on your Guard" - <a href="/wiki/Hudson%27s_Bay_Company#18th_century" title="Hudson's Bay Company">Hudson's Bay Company</a> urges Bay staff to be prepared for (probably unlikely) attack by Spanish<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Given war with Spain and perhaps France, chief factor at <a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Wales_Fort" title="Prince of Wales Fort">Prince of Wales Fort</a> cancels next year's northern expedition in order to augment defences<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">18 April</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Official+web+site+of+the+British+monarchy&rft.atitle=George+I&rft.date=2015-12-30&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.royal.uk%2Fgeorge-i-r-1714-1727&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1740+in+Canada" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/44477/War-of-the-Austrian-Succession">"Encyclopædia Britannica:War of the Austrian Succession"</a>, <i>War of the Austrian Succession</i>, Encyclopædia Britannica<span class="reference-accessdate">, retrieved <span class="nowrap">25 March</span> 2015</span></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=War+of+the+Austrian+Succession&rft.atitle=Encyclop%C3%A6dia+Britannica%3AWar+of+the+Austrian+Succession&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.britannica.com%2FEBchecked%2Ftopic%2F44477%2FWar-of-the-Austrian-Succession&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1740+in+Canada" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.canadianmysteries.ca/sites/vinland/othermysteries/skraelings/maritimes/4521en.html">"Mi'kmaq Canoes"</a> (translation of ca. 1740 letter), from Ruth Holmes Whitehead, "The Old Man Told Us: Excerpts from Micmac History, 1500-1950" (Halifax: Nimbus Publishing Ltd., 1991). Accessed 26 August 2021</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.canadianmysteries.ca/sites/angelique/contexte/lasociete/esclavage/2293en.html">"Sales contract for a slave from the panis (Pawnee) nation"</a> (translation; September 7, 1740), Archives nationales du Québec. Accessed 26 August 2021</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Arthur Dobbs, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/bibliography/18/43.html">"On the South-west Side of the Lake(...)"</a> An Account of the Countries adjoining to Hudson's Bay (1744), pgs. 33-4. Accessed 31 August 2021</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Letter of Father Luc François Nau (October 2, 1740), The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. LXIX. Accessed 31 August 2021 <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://moses.creighton.edu/kripke/jesuitrelations/relations_69.html">http://moses.creighton.edu/kripke/jesuitrelations/relations_69.html</a> (scroll down to Page 45)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archives.novascotia.ca/heartland/archives/?Number=Two&Page=236">"Notice of Declaration of War"</a> (May 15, 1740), Nova Scotia Archives; Commission Book, 1720-1741, pg. 236. Accessed 30 August 2021</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archives.novascotia.ca/heartland/archives/?Number=Two&Page=133">"Mascarene to the Deputies"</a> (May 27, 1740), Nova Scotia Archives; Governor's Letter-Book, Annapolis, 1719-1742, pgs. 133-4. Accessed 27 August 2021</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archives.novascotia.ca/heartland/archives/?Number=Two&Page=137">"Mascarene to Bergeau"</a> (July 7, 1740), Nova Scotia Archives; Governor's Letter-Book, Annapolis, 1719-1742, pg. 137. (See <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archives.novascotia.ca/heartland/archives/?Number=Two&Page=139">Mascarene to Bourg</a> for elaboration) Accessed 27 August 2021</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archives.novascotia.ca/heartland/archives/?Number=Two&Page=241">"Memoire pour Monsieur; 4"</a> (May 27, 1740), Nova Scotia Archives; Commission Book, 1720-1741, pg. 241. Accessed 30 August 2021</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archives.novascotia.ca/deportation/archives/?Number=ONEI&Page=110">Mascarene to Board of Trade</a> ("received 19 Nov. 1740"), Nova Scotia Documents; Acadian French, pgs.110-11. Accessed 31 August 2021</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archives.novascotia.ca/deportation/archives/?Number=ONEI&Page=108">Mascarene to Secretary of State</a> (November 15, 1740), Nova Scotia Documents; Acadian French, pgs.108-10. Accessed 31 August 2021</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archives.novascotia.ca/heartland/archives/?Number=Four&Page=32">Steps taken against Father St. Poncy</a> (September 18, 1740), Nova Scotia Archives; Minutes of H.M. Council, 1736-1749, pgs. 32-3 Accessed 30 August 2021</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archives.novascotia.ca/heartland/archives/?Number=Two&Page=242">"Proclamation Regarding Romish Priests"</a> (July 3, 1740), Nova Scotia Archives; Commission Book, 1720-1741, pg. 242. Accessed 30 August 2021</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archives.novascotia.ca/heartland/archives/?Number=Two&Page=135">"Mascarene to des Enclaves"</a> (July 4, 1740), Nova Scotia Archives; Governor's Letter-Book, Annapolis, 1719-1742, pg. 135. (See following two entries (pgs. 135-6) for details of government policy on religion) Accessed 27 August 2021</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archives.novascotia.ca/heartland/archives/?Number=Two&Page=134">"Mascarene to Wm Pegrum, Surveyor Gen."</a> (June 7, 1740), Nova Scotia Archives; Governor's Letter-Book, Annapolis, 1719-1742, pgs. 134-5. Accessed 27 August 2021</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.33241/272?r=0&s=1">"From J. A. Esq; to Mr. P. C. of London, shewing the Success of the Measures taken at that Time"</a> (New York, 1740), The History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada (1747), pgs. 42-4. Accessed 26 August 2021</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_02954/71?r=0&s=3">"Extract of a Letter to the chief Factor and Council, at Prince of Wales's Fort"</a> (May 1, 1740), Report[...]into the State and Condition of the Countries adjoining to Hudson's Bay (1749), pg. 282. Accessed 26 August 2021</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_02954/62?r=0&s=3">"From Richard Norton and Council"</a> (August 9, 1740), Report[...]into the State and Condition of the Countries adjoining to Hudson's Bay (1749), pg. 273. 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title="1st millennium in Canada">1st millennium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_century_in_Canada" title="11th century in Canada">1000s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_century_in_Canada" title="12th century in Canada">1100s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15th_century_in_Canada" title="15th century in Canada">1400s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16th_century_in_Canada" title="16th century in Canada">1500s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1600s_in_Canada" title="1600s in Canada">1600s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1610s_in_Canada" title="1610s in Canada">1610s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1620s_in_Canada" title="1620s in Canada">1620s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1630s_in_Canada" title="1630s in Canada">1630s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1640s_in_Canada" title="1640s in Canada">1640s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1650s_in_Canada" title="1650s in Canada">1650s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1660s_in_Canada" title="1660s in Canada">1660s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1670s_in_Canada" title="1670s in Canada">1670s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1680s_in_Canada" title="1680s in Canada">1680s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1690s_in_Canada" title="1690s in Canada">1690s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1700_in_Canada" title="1700 in Canada">1700</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1701_in_Canada" title="1701 in Canada">1701</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1702_in_Canada" title="1702 in Canada">1702</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1703_in_Canada" title="1703 in Canada">1703</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1704_in_Canada" title="1704 in Canada">1704</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1705_in_Canada" title="1705 in Canada">1705</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1706_in_Canada" title="1706 in Canada">1706</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1707_in_Canada" title="1707 in Canada">1707</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1708_in_Canada" title="1708 in Canada">1708</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1709_in_Canada" title="1709 in Canada">1709</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1710_in_Canada" title="1710 in Canada">1710</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1711_in_Canada" title="1711 in Canada">1711</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1712_in_Canada" title="1712 in Canada">1712</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1713_in_Canada" title="1713 in Canada">1713</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1714_in_Canada" title="1714 in Canada">1714</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1715_in_Canada" title="1715 in Canada">1715</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1716_in_Canada" title="1716 in Canada">1716</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1717_in_Canada" title="1717 in Canada">1717</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1718_in_Canada" title="1718 in Canada">1718</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1719_in_Canada" title="1719 in Canada">1719</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1720_in_Canada" title="1720 in Canada">1720</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1721_in_Canada" title="1721 in Canada">1721</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1722_in_Canada" title="1722 in Canada">1722</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1723_in_Canada" title="1723 in Canada">1723</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1724_in_Canada" title="1724 in Canada">1724</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1725_in_Canada" title="1725 in Canada">1725</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1726_in_Canada" title="1726 in Canada">1726</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1727_in_Canada" title="1727 in Canada">1727</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1728_in_Canada" title="1728 in Canada">1728</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1729_in_Canada" title="1729 in Canada">1729</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1730_in_Canada" title="1730 in Canada">1730</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1731_in_Canada" title="1731 in Canada">1731</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1732_in_Canada" title="1732 in Canada">1732</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1733_in_Canada" title="1733 in Canada">1733</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1734_in_Canada" title="1734 in Canada">1734</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1735_in_Canada" title="1735 in Canada">1735</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1736_in_Canada" title="1736 in Canada">1736</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1737_in_Canada" title="1737 in Canada">1737</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1738_in_Canada" title="1738 in Canada">1738</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1739_in_Canada" title="1739 in Canada">1739</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1740</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1741_in_Canada" title="1741 in Canada">1741</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1742_in_Canada" title="1742 in Canada">1742</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1743_in_Canada" title="1743 in Canada">1743</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1744_in_Canada" title="1744 in Canada">1744</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1745_in_Canada" title="1745 in Canada">1745</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1746_in_Canada" title="1746 in Canada">1746</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1747_in_Canada" title="1747 in Canada">1747</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1748_in_Canada" title="1748 in Canada">1748</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1749_in_Canada" title="1749 in Canada">1749</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1750_in_Canada" title="1750 in Canada">1750</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1751_in_Canada" title="1751 in Canada">1751</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1752_in_Canada" title="1752 in Canada">1752</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1753_in_Canada" title="1753 in Canada">1753</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1754_in_Canada" title="1754 in Canada">1754</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1755_in_Canada" title="1755 in Canada">1755</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1756_in_Canada" title="1756 in Canada">1756</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1757_in_Canada" title="1757 in Canada">1757</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1758_in_Canada" title="1758 in Canada">1758</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1759_in_Canada" title="1759 in Canada">1759</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1760_in_Canada" title="1760 in Canada">1760</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1761_in_Canada" title="1761 in Canada">1761</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1762_in_Canada" title="1762 in Canada">1762</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1763_in_Canada" title="1763 in Canada">1763</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1764_in_Canada" title="1764 in Canada">1764</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1765_in_Canada" title="1765 in Canada">1765</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1766_in_Canada" title="1766 in Canada">1766</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1767_in_Canada" title="1767 in Canada">1767</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1768_in_Canada" title="1768 in Canada">1768</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1769_in_Canada" title="1769 in Canada">1769</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1770_in_Canada" title="1770 in Canada">1770</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1771_in_Canada" title="1771 in Canada">1771</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1772_in_Canada" title="1772 in Canada">1772</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1773_in_Canada" title="1773 in Canada">1773</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1774_in_Canada" title="1774 in Canada">1774</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1775_in_Canada" title="1775 in Canada">1775</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1776_in_Canada" title="1776 in Canada">1776</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1777_in_Canada" title="1777 in Canada">1777</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1778_in_Canada" title="1778 in Canada">1778</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1779_in_Canada" title="1779 in Canada">1779</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1780_in_Canada" title="1780 in Canada">1780</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1781_in_Canada" title="1781 in Canada">1781</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1782_in_Canada" title="1782 in Canada">1782</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1783_in_Canada" title="1783 in Canada">1783</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1784_in_Canada" title="1784 in Canada">1784</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1785_in_Canada" title="1785 in Canada">1785</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1786_in_Canada" title="1786 in Canada">1786</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1787_in_Canada" title="1787 in Canada">1787</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1788_in_Canada" title="1788 in Canada">1788</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1789_in_Canada" title="1789 in Canada">1789</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1790_in_Canada" title="1790 in Canada">1790</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1791_in_Canada" title="1791 in Canada">1791</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1792_in_Canada" title="1792 in Canada">1792</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1793_in_Canada" title="1793 in Canada">1793</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1794_in_Canada" title="1794 in Canada">1794</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1795_in_Canada" title="1795 in Canada">1795</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1796_in_Canada" title="1796 in Canada">1796</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1797_in_Canada" title="1797 in Canada">1797</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1798_in_Canada" title="1798 in Canada">1798</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1799_in_Canada" title="1799 in Canada">1799</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1800_in_Canada" title="1800 in Canada">1800</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1801_in_Canada" title="1801 in Canada">1801</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1802_in_Canada" title="1802 in Canada">1802</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1803_in_Canada" title="1803 in Canada">1803</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1804_in_Canada" title="1804 in Canada">1804</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1805_in_Canada" title="1805 in Canada">1805</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1806_in_Canada" title="1806 in Canada">1806</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1807_in_Canada" title="1807 in Canada">1807</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1808_in_Canada" title="1808 in Canada">1808</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1809_in_Canada" title="1809 in Canada">1809</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1810_in_Canada" title="1810 in Canada">1810</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1811_in_Canada" title="1811 in Canada">1811</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1812_in_Canada" title="1812 in Canada">1812</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1813_in_Canada" title="1813 in Canada">1813</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1814_in_Canada" title="1814 in Canada">1814</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1815_in_Canada" title="1815 in Canada">1815</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1816_in_Canada" title="1816 in Canada">1816</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1817_in_Canada" title="1817 in Canada">1817</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1818_in_Canada" title="1818 in Canada">1818</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1819_in_Canada" title="1819 in Canada">1819</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820_in_Canada" title="1820 in Canada">1820</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1821_in_Canada" title="1821 in Canada">1821</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1822_in_Canada" title="1822 in Canada">1822</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1823_in_Canada" title="1823 in Canada">1823</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1824_in_Canada" title="1824 in Canada">1824</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1825_in_Canada" title="1825 in Canada">1825</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1826_in_Canada" title="1826 in Canada">1826</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1827_in_Canada" title="1827 in Canada">1827</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1828_in_Canada" title="1828 in Canada">1828</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1829_in_Canada" title="1829 in Canada">1829</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1830_in_Canada" title="1830 in Canada">1830</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1831_in_Canada" title="1831 in Canada">1831</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1832_in_Canada" title="1832 in Canada">1832</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1833_in_Canada" title="1833 in Canada">1833</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1834_in_Canada" title="1834 in Canada">1834</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1835_in_Canada" title="1835 in Canada">1835</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1836_in_Canada" title="1836 in Canada">1836</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1837_in_Canada" title="1837 in Canada">1837</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1838_in_Canada" title="1838 in Canada">1838</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1839_in_Canada" title="1839 in Canada">1839</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840_in_Canada" title="1840 in Canada">1840</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1841_in_Canada" title="1841 in Canada">1841</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1842_in_Canada" title="1842 in Canada">1842</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1843_in_Canada" title="1843 in Canada">1843</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844_in_Canada" title="1844 in Canada">1844</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1845_in_Canada" title="1845 in Canada">1845</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1846_in_Canada" title="1846 in Canada">1846</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1847_in_Canada" title="1847 in Canada">1847</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1848_in_Canada" title="1848 in Canada">1848</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1849_in_Canada" title="1849 in Canada">1849</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1850_in_Canada" title="1850 in Canada">1850</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1851_in_Canada" title="1851 in Canada">1851</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_in_Canada" title="1852 in Canada">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1853_in_Canada" title="1853 in Canada">1853</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1854_in_Canada" title="1854 in Canada">1854</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1855_in_Canada" title="1855 in Canada">1855</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_in_Canada" title="1856 in Canada">1856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1857_in_Canada" title="1857 in Canada">1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858_in_Canada" title="1858 in Canada">1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1859_in_Canada" title="1859 in Canada">1859</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_in_Canada" title="1860 in Canada">1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1861_in_Canada" title="1861 in Canada">1861</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1862_in_Canada" title="1862 in Canada">1862</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1863_in_Canada" title="1863 in Canada">1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_in_Canada" title="1864 in Canada">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_in_Canada" title="1865 in Canada">1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866_in_Canada" title="1866 in Canada">1866</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Post-Confederation<br />1867–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1867_in_Canada" title="1867 in Canada">1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_in_Canada" title="1868 in Canada">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1869_in_Canada" title="1869 in Canada">1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_in_Canada" title="1870 in Canada">1870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1871_in_Canada" title="1871 in Canada">1871</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_in_Canada" title="1872 in Canada">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1873_in_Canada" title="1873 in Canada">1873</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_in_Canada" title="1874 in Canada">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_in_Canada" title="1875 in Canada">1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_in_Canada" title="1876 in Canada">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_in_Canada" title="1877 in Canada">1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_in_Canada" title="1878 in Canada">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_in_Canada" title="1879 in Canada">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_in_Canada" title="1880 in Canada">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_in_Canada" title="1881 in Canada">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_in_Canada" title="1882 in Canada">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_in_Canada" title="1883 in Canada">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_in_Canada" title="1884 in Canada">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_in_Canada" title="1885 in Canada">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_in_Canada" title="1886 in Canada">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_in_Canada" title="1887 in Canada">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_in_Canada" title="1888 in Canada">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_in_Canada" title="1889 in Canada">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_in_Canada" title="1890 in Canada">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_in_Canada" title="1891 in Canada">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_in_Canada" title="1892 in Canada">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_in_Canada" title="1893 in Canada">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_in_Canada" title="1894 in Canada">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_in_Canada" title="1895 in Canada">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_in_Canada" title="1896 in Canada">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_in_Canada" title="1897 in Canada">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_in_Canada" title="1898 in Canada">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_in_Canada" title="1899 in Canada">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_in_Canada" title="1900 in Canada">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_in_Canada" title="1901 in Canada">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_in_Canada" title="1902 in Canada">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_in_Canada" title="1903 in Canada">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_in_Canada" title="1904 in Canada">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_in_Canada" title="1905 in Canada">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_in_Canada" title="1906 in Canada">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_in_Canada" title="1907 in Canada">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_in_Canada" title="1908 in Canada">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_in_Canada" title="1909 in Canada">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_in_Canada" title="1910 in Canada">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_in_Canada" title="1911 in Canada">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_in_Canada" title="1912 in Canada">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_in_Canada" title="1913 in Canada">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_in_Canada" title="1914 in Canada">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_in_Canada" title="1915 in Canada">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_in_Canada" title="1916 in Canada">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_in_Canada" title="1917 in Canada">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_in_Canada" title="1918 in Canada">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_in_Canada" title="1919 in Canada">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_in_Canada" title="1920 in Canada">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_in_Canada" title="1921 in Canada">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_in_Canada" title="1922 in Canada">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_in_Canada" title="1923 in Canada">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_in_Canada" title="1924 in Canada">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_in_Canada" title="1925 in Canada">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_in_Canada" title="1926 in Canada">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_in_Canada" title="1927 in Canada">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_in_Canada" title="1928 in Canada">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_in_Canada" title="1929 in Canada">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_in_Canada" title="1930 in Canada">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_in_Canada" title="1931 in Canada">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_in_Canada" title="1932 in Canada">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_in_Canada" title="1933 in Canada">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_in_Canada" title="1934 in Canada">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_in_Canada" title="1935 in Canada">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_in_Canada" title="1936 in Canada">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_in_Canada" title="1937 in Canada">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_in_Canada" title="1938 in Canada">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_in_Canada" title="1939 in Canada">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_in_Canada" title="1940 in Canada">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_in_Canada" title="1941 in Canada">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_in_Canada" title="1942 in Canada">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_in_Canada" title="1943 in Canada">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_in_Canada" title="1944 in Canada">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_in_Canada" title="1945 in Canada">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_in_Canada" title="1946 in Canada">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_in_Canada" title="1947 in Canada">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_in_Canada" title="1948 in Canada">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_in_Canada" title="1949 in Canada">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_in_Canada" title="1950 in Canada">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_in_Canada" title="1951 in Canada">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_in_Canada" title="1952 in Canada">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_in_Canada" title="1953 in Canada">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_in_Canada" title="1954 in Canada">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_in_Canada" title="1955 in Canada">1955</a></li> 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title="1983 in Canada">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_in_Canada" title="1984 in Canada">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_in_Canada" title="1985 in Canada">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_in_Canada" title="1986 in Canada">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_in_Canada" title="1987 in Canada">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_in_Canada" title="1988 in Canada">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_in_Canada" title="1989 in Canada">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_in_Canada" title="1990 in Canada">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_in_Canada" title="1991 in Canada">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_in_Canada" title="1992 in Canada">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_in_Canada" title="1993 in Canada">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_in_Canada" title="1994 in Canada">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_in_Canada" title="1995 in Canada">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_in_Canada" title="1996 in Canada">1996</a></li> <li><a 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sovereign states</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Antigua_and_Barbuda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Antigua and Barbuda (page does not exist)">Antigua and Barbuda</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_the_Bahamas&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in the Bahamas (page does not exist)">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Barbados&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Barbados (page does not exist)">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Belize&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Belize (page does not exist)">Belize</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Costa_Rica&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Costa Rica (page does not exist)">Costa Rica</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Cuba&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Cuba (page does not exist)">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Dominica&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Dominica (page does not exist)">Dominica</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_the_Dominican_Republic&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in the Dominican Republic (page does not exist)">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_El_Salvador&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in El Salvador (page does not exist)">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Grenada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Grenada (page does not exist)">Grenada</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Guatemala&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Guatemala (page does not exist)">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Haiti&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Haiti (page does not exist)">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Honduras&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Honduras (page does not exist)">Honduras</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Jamaica&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Jamaica (page does not exist)">Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Mexico&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Mexico (page does not exist)">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Nicaragua&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Nicaragua (page does not exist)">Nicaragua</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Panama&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Panama (page does not exist)">Panama</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Saint Kitts and Nevis (page does not exist)">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Saint_Lucia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Saint Lucia (page does not exist)">Saint Lucia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (page does not exist)">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Trinidad_and_Tobago&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Trinidad and Tobago (page does not exist)">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_the_United_States&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in the United States (page does not exist)">United States</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Dependencies and<br />other territories</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Anguilla&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Anguilla (page does not exist)">Anguilla</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Aruba&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Aruba (page does not exist)">Aruba</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Bermuda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Bermuda (page does not exist)">Bermuda</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Bonaire&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Bonaire (page does not exist)">Bonaire</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_the_British_Virgin_Islands&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in the British Virgin Islands (page does not exist)">British Virgin Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_the_Cayman_Islands&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in the Cayman Islands (page does not exist)">Cayman Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Cura%C3%A7ao&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Curaçao (page does not exist)">Curaçao</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Greenland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Greenland (page does not exist)">Greenland</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Guadeloupe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Guadeloupe (page does not exist)">Guadeloupe</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Martinique&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Martinique (page does not exist)">Martinique</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Montserrat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Montserrat (page does not exist)">Montserrat</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1740_in_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1740 in Puerto Rico (page does not exist)">Puerto 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