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File:1770s montage.jpg|thumb|335x335px|From top left, clockwise: Englishmen and sailor James Cook concludes his inaugural and embarks on his second voyage, leaving a trail of significant milestones along its way such as the discovery of New Caledonia, Australia, Tahiti, the Antarctic Circle, and becoming the first humans to witness Antarctic waters as pictured; The United States Declaration of Independence was unanimously signed and adopted by the Second Continental Congress, announcing the colonies' intention to separate from Great Britain; Company rule in India establishes governance over In
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The 1770s was a decade marked by major global transformations, including European exploration of the Pacific Ocean under James Cook, the American colonies' declaration of independence from British rule, and the expansion of European company control in India. This period matters because these events fundamentally reshaped world geography, political boundaries, and the balance of power between European nations and their colonies for centuries to come.
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