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CHAPTER VII.. The Quarrel With America.

The History of England, From the Accession of George Iii. to the Close of Pitt's First Administration, 1760-1801 · William Hunt — chapter 7 of 44 · ~84 words · public domain

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THE QUARREL WITH AMERICA.

1772-73. Resistance to law in America 124 16 Dec., 1773. The Boston tea-riot 126 29 Jan., 1774. Franklin before the privy council 126 The penal acts 128 The Quebec act 129 5 Sept. First meeting of a continental congress 132 The American loyalists 134 The general election of 1774 135 Opinion in England on the American crisis 136 Feb.-Mar., 1775. Bills and resolutions for conciliation 138 The Americans prepare for war 139 19 April. Fighting at Lexington and Concord 140

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