UK History: Chapter 9, Exercise 1 — Possible Solution ====================================================================== EXACT DATES 1714: George I's accession. 1720: South Sea Bubble. 1783: loss of the thirteen American colonies. 1807: slave trade abolished. 1829: Catholic emancipation. The era is dated 1714 to 1837. NOT DATED Walpole's rise; the evangelical movement's activity beyond the 1807 date. ONE GAP The period from 1660 to 1714 is not covered by the course's sources.