قراءة كتاب The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration

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The Political History of England - Vol. X.
The History of England from the Accession of George III
to the close of Pitt's first Administration

The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration

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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

The Colonial Rebellion.

April, 1775.	The American army at Cambridge	143
May.	Americans seize Ticonderoga and Crown Point	144
	English opinion on the outbreak of war	144
15 June.	Washington appointed American commander-in-chief	146
17.	The battle of Bunker hill	147
	The invasion of Canada	151
31 Dec.	Defeat of the Americans at Quebec	152
	The king hires German troops	153
17.	The evacuation of Boston	155
May-June, 1776.	The Americans chased out of Canada	155
	Spread of the idea of separation	156
28 June.	Unsuccessful attempt on Charleston	157
4 July.	Declaration of American independence	158
1775.	The war generally popular in Great Britain	158
	The opposition in parliament	159
	The state of the navy	161
Nov.	North's prohibitory bill	162

Saratoga.

27 Aug., 1776.	The battle of Long Island	164
15 Sept.	British take New York	165
11, 13 Oct.	Carleton's victory on Lake Champlain	166
8 Dec.	Washington retreats across the Delaware	167
26.	The surprise of Trenton	168
	Partial secession of whigs from parliament	169
	Impressment for the navy	170
1777.	Arrears of the civil list	171
	Plan for co-operation between Howe and Burgoyne	172
June-Nov.	Howe's campaign. Battle of the Brandywine, Sept. 11

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