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Critical Thinking May 22, 2013 August 28, 2016

“No Taxation without Representation” (Part 2)

by J. L. Bell

In 1765 Parliament instituted a Stamp Act for the North American colonies, which proved wildly unpopular from Savannah to Halifax, and ultimately unworkable. The…

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Critical Thinking May 21, 2013 August 28, 2016

“No Taxation without Representation” (Part 1)

by J. L. Bell

The primary dispute between Britain and her North American mainland colonies in the 1760s and early 1770s has often been summed up in four…

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1. Blakeney Adams The Fruits of Victory: Loyalist Prisoners in the Aftermath of Kings Mountain

Excellent article. Being from the Charlotte-Waxhaw area of North Carolina, I knew about the back story leading up to and about the battle itself. What happened afterwards was pretty vague.…
2. Thomas Cooney The Fruits of Victory: Loyalist Prisoners in the Aftermath of Kings Mountain

Excellent Article, Thank you. A visit to kings mountain is in order...
3. Douglas R Dorney The Fruits of Victory: Loyalist Prisoners in the Aftermath of Kings Mountain

Excellent article! It's beyond the scope of this work but it'd be interesting to see how many of these Loyalists rejoined the British. I have come across instances of some…