Chap. 5 Imperial Breakdown 1763-1774

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1770. King George searches for a newPrime Minister at this Critical Time1767, Dec. To replaceTownshend, the King names LordNorth Chancellor of Exchequer.• 1770, Jan. 28. When the Duke ofGrafton resigned as PrimeMinister, North formed agovernment and became PM.• He served to March 27 1782,finally resigning after the Britishdefeat at Yorktown in Sept 1781.• North’s government dealt poorly12Frederick Lord North 1732-17922 nd Earl of GuilfordExchequer 1767-1770Prime Minister 1770-1782with the Americans and isultimately responsible for losingthe American Colonies.Ch 5 Impl Breakdown 1763-74(24)
The 1770 British Army in Boston131770, Nine British regiments, abouthalf the 8, 580 British NorthAmerican army, were stationed inBoston, the rest in New York City.• When fighting Napoleon in1812, Lord Wellington calledhis hard fighting Britishsoldiers, “the lowest scum ofthe earth.” He said, “I do notknow if they scare the enemy,but by God- they scare me!”• 1770. Friction between Britishprivate soldiers and the youngpeople of Boston grew until itexploded into what SamAdams called, “The BostonMassacre.”Ch 5 Impl Breakdown 1763-74(24)
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Page 3 and 4: Virginia’s HomeRule Threatened3Ro
Page 5 and 6: 1763 Imperial ReorganizationKing Ge
Page 7 and 8: The Proclamation of 17637George Gre
Page 9 and 10: 9Confusion inParliamentWilliam Pitt
Page 11: Townshend’s Burden…the Imperial
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Page 17 and 18: The Boston Tea Party Dec. 16, 1773T
Page 19 and 20: “Intolerable” Acts June 1, 1774
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Page 23 and 24: 1775. Lord North gets tough.23• A

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