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Good question. Great Britain wasn't formed until the union of the English and Scottish parliaments in 1707, so England before 1707 and Great Britain after 1707 until independence.
passage of the Reform Act of 1832
King George III received the Olive Branch Petition, which was sent by the Second Continental Congress in July 1775, with disdain. He viewed it as an insincere attempt to appease the colonies while they were in rebellion. Instead of addressing the petition, he declared the colonies in a state of rebellion and sought to suppress the uprising through military action. This response further escalated tensions between Britain and the American colonies.
In 1801, the parliaments of Britain and Ireland merged and their title became 'The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland'.
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In the Sepoy rebellion, Indians rebelled against the Great Britain, which had set up colonies in India.
At the time of the American Revolution, all of the colonies were 'Atlantic' colonies. The exception was the Canadian Colonies, which wanted nothing to do with the rebellion against Great Britain. Those loyal to the crown moved north to Canada.
sending troops to Boston
sending troops to Boston
Because the colonies in America felt that Britain had no right to tax US goods and services.
King George III's response to the Second Continental Congress was one of rejection and disapproval. He viewed the Congress as an act of rebellion and refused to consider their petitions for reconciliation or compromise. Instead, he issued a proclamation in 1775 declaring the colonies in a state of rebellion and calling for military action to suppress the uprising. This further escalated tensions between Britain and the American colonies, ultimately leading to the Revolutionary War.
Good question. Great Britain wasn't formed until the union of the English and Scottish parliaments in 1707, so England before 1707 and Great Britain after 1707 until independence.
passage of the Reform Act of 1832
King George III received the Olive Branch Petition, which was sent by the Second Continental Congress in July 1775, with disdain. He viewed it as an insincere attempt to appease the colonies while they were in rebellion. Instead of addressing the petition, he declared the colonies in a state of rebellion and sought to suppress the uprising through military action. This response further escalated tensions between Britain and the American colonies.
The American Revolution began when Britain sent troops to suppress a growing rebellion in its North American colonies. The people of the colonies eventually declared independence from Britain as the United States of America.
That believing the colonies will continue to do well is misleading.