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=== April&ndash;June ===
* [[April 6]]
**After British Prime Minister [[Robert Walpole]]'s proposed [[Excise Bill|excise tax bill]] results in rioting over the imposition of additional taxes and the use of government agents to collect them, Walpole informs the House of Commons that he will withdraw the legislation.<ref>David F. Burg, ''A World History of Tax Rebellions: An Encyclopedia of Tax Rebels, Revolts, and Riots from Antiquity to the Present'' (Taylor & Francis, 2004)</ref>
**[[Royal Colony of North Carolina]] Commissioners John Watson, Joshua Grainger, Michael Higgins and James Wimble begin selling lots for the town of New Carthage (which is later renamed and is now [[Wilmington, North Carolina]]), on the east side of the [[Cape Fear River]].<ref>Chris E. Fonvielle, Jr., ''Historic Wilmington & the Lower Cape Fear'' (Historical Publishing Network, 2007) p18</ref>
* [[May 1]] &ndash; The [[Canton System (Prussia)|canton system]] is first introduced in [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]].
* [[May 17]] &ndash; The [[Molasses Act]] receives [[royal assent]] and begins to go into effect on June 24.
* [[May 26]] &ndash; The introduction of John Kay's [[Flying shuttle|Flying Shuttle]] which revolutionized the textile industry and marked the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.
* [[May 29]] &ndash; The right of Canadians to keep [[First Nations in Canada|Indian]] [[slavery|slaves]] is upheld at [[Quebec]].
* [[June 12]] &ndash; At [[Schloss Salzdahlum]], [[Frederick the Great|Prince Frederick of Prussia]], the 21-year-old heir to the throne reluctantly marries [[Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern|Duchess Elisabeth Christine]] of Brunswick-Bevern in order to avoid prosecution for desertion from the Prussian Army and to be guaranteed the throne.  Despite the unhappy marriage Frederick and Elisabeth later reign as King and Queen Consort of Prussia.
* [[June 15]] &ndash; The [[Danish West India Company]] buys the island of [[Saint Croix]] from [[France]] for 750,000 [[French livre|livres]].