Boston Port Bill

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People August 11, 2015 August 28, 2016

Isaac Barré: Advocate for Americans in the House of Commons

by Bob Ruppert

Isaac Barré was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1726. He was educated at Trinity College and following graduation in 1745 enrolled at the Inns…

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Critical Thinking June 25, 2013 August 28, 2016

“Intolerable Acts”

by J. L. Bell

I started with an innocent question about the British Parliament’s Quartering Act of 1774: Did American Patriots list that law as one of the…

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1. John F Millar Occupied America: British Military Rule and the Experience of Revolution

Two cities were omitted from the list of cities occupied by the British: Perth Amboy NJ and Wilmington NC.
2. HENRY T. PAISTE, III Occupied America: British Military Rule and the Experience of Revolution

Every once-in-awhile / I come across a whole new source of knowledge about the 1776 ERA - and this is no exception - written for the expert and for the…
3. Peter muhlenberg Occupied America: British Military Rule and the Experience of Revolution

One minor point..the reviewer states that the British “quickly abandoned” Philadelphia after Gates’ victory at Saratoga. Saratoga concluded October 1777 and the Brits did not abandon Philadelphia until June 1778.…