failure,
1054
|
|
Townshend's financial measures,
|
1054
|
|
1768 Corruption of Parliament,
|
1055
|
|
Wilkes elected for Middlesex,
|
1055
|
|
1769 Increase of American difficulties,
|
1056
|
|
The Letters of Junius,
|
1057
|
|
Weakness of the ministry,
|
1057
|
|
1770 Camden, Granby, and Grafton resign,
|
1058
|
|
North's ministry. Triumph of the King's policy,
|
1059
|
|
Grenville's reform of election petitions,
|
1060
|
|
Increased irritation in America,
|
1061
|
|
Affair of the Falkland Islands,
|
1062
|
|
1771 The liberty of reporting Parliamentary debates,
|
1062
|
|
North's ministry gathers strength,
|
1063
|
|
1772 Royal Marriage Law,
|
1064
|
|
Fate of the Queen of Denmark,
|
1064
|
|
Division of Poland,
|
1065
|
|
Constitution of Poland,
|
1065
|
|
1773 Organized opposition in America,
|
1067
|
|
1774 Dunning's petition rejected,
|
1068
|
|
1772 The India Company's difficulties,
|
1069
|
|
1774 Boston Port Bill,
|
1070
|
|
Massachusetts Government Bill,
|
1070
|
|
Crisis of the quarrel,
|
1070
|
|
Acts of the General Congress,
|
1071
|
|
1775 Chatham's motions for reconciliation,
|
1071
|
|
Skirmish at Lexington,
|
1072
|
|
The Canada Bill,
|
1072
|
|
The Congress assumes sovereign authority,
|
1073
|
|
Washington commander-in-chief,
|
1073
|
|
Battle of Bunker's Hill,
|
1073
|
|
The Olive Branch Petition,
|
1075
|
|
Attack on Canada,
|
1075
|
|
1776 Howe retires to Halifax,
|
1076
|
|
Fresh offers of conciliation rejected,
|
1076
|
|
Declaration of Independence,
|
1077
|
|
Battle of Brooklyn,
|
1077
|
|
1777 Washington recovers New Jersey,
|
1079
|
|
Threefold plan of the English,
|
1079
|
|
Howe's expedition against Philadelphia,
|
1080
|
|
Battle of Germanstown,
|
1080
|
|
Washington reorganizes the army,
|
1081
|
|
Burgoyne's disasters,
|
1081
|
|
1776 Effect of American affairs in Parliament,
|
1082
|
|
1777 Increase of the Civil List,
|
1082
|
|
France acknowledges the independence of America,
|
1084
|
|
Chatham's energy in Parliament,
|
1084
|
|
1778 North's Conciliation Bill,
|
1085
|
|
Rupture with France
|
1085
|
|
Death of Chatham,
|
1086
|
|
Laws against Roman Catholics repealed,
|
1087
|
|
America rejects North's conciliatory offers,
|
1087
|
|
Effect of the alliance between America and France,
|
1088
|
|
Weakness of North's ministry,
|
1088
|
|
1779 Difficulties in Ireland,
|
1090
|
|
1780 Motions for economical reform,
|
1091
|
|
The Lord George Gordon riots,
|
1092
|
|
Rodney's victory,
|
1094
|
|
Capture of Charleston,
|
1095
|
|
War with the Dutch,
|
1095
|
|
Armed neutrality of the North,
|
1096
|
|
Arnold's treachery,
|
1096
|
|
Death of Major André,
|
1097
|
|
Campaign in Carolina,
|
|
