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The End of Lord North
George III was under considerable strain. He considered abdicating and returning to Germany. There was a feeling in the country that "someone had to pay" for the humiliation of American Independence. North had lost the support of Parliament and resigned. The king called for Rockingham but within four months Rockingham was dead.
It was left to Shelburne to continue negotiations for peace with America. Britain was isolated. The Franco-Spanish alliance threatened peace in Europe. The French were threatening peace in India. The Americans were negotiating peace terms. Rockingham had agreed to Irish legislative independence which would last until 1801.
Edward Gibbon |
EDWARD GIBBON (1737-1794)- Historian
- Went to Italy in 1763-1764
- Began writing The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire the first volume of which was published in 1776
- The work is considered fine literature although some historians questioned its sources and omissions
- Above all, it is a reflection of Gibbon's pessimistic view of life, which in turn reflects the age in which he wrote
William Howe captured New York and Philadelphia in 1777. He resigned in 1778 and set up a parliamentary enquiry into the conduct of the war.
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts Bay
- Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
- Connecticut
- New York
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware
- Maryland
- Virginia
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
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| 1765 | Rockingham becomes Prime Minister
Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny
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| 1766 | Grafton becomes nominal Prime Minister
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| 1768 | Royal Academy of Arts founded
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| 1769 | Captain Cook lands at Tahiti
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| 1770 | Lord North becomes Prime Minister
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| 1773 | Boston Tea Party
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| 1775 | American Revolution begins
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| 1776 | American Declaration of Independence
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| 1778 | Death of Pitt the Elder
France joins America against Britain
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| 1782 | North resigns
Rockingham becomes Prime Minister
Rockingham dies
Shelburne becomes Prime Minister
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| 1783 | Shelburne resigns
William Pitt the Younger becomes Prime Minister
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| 1788 | George III becomes insane
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| 1789 | French Revolution begins
George Washington becomes 1st President of the USA
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