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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND BRITAIN

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THE AMERICAN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND BRITAINREVOLUTION AND BRITAIN

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American Revolution and American Revolution and Britain: ThemesBritain: Themes

George III and HistoryKing and Parliament‘Wilkes and Liberty’Britain’s American Problem 1763-1783Public Opinion

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George III and HistoryGeorge III and History

Reign of George III: 1760-1820Madness‘Farmer George’George and the age of revolutions

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King and ParliamentKing and Parliament

Patronage and influenceExpanding power of executiveLimits of royal power and parliamentary power—the unresolved legacy of 1688

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‘‘Wilkes and Liberty’Wilkes and Liberty’

John WilkesHis challenge to the authority of governmentParliamentary reform and popular politics

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Britain’s American ProblemBritain’s American Problem

Lord North: Prime Minister 1770-1782

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Britain’s American Problem Britain’s American Problem 17631763--8383

National debt from Seven Years WarIncreased taxationParliamentary representation

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Public OpinionPublic Opinion

The invention of the idea of the “public”Middle class interest groupsPublic debate about reformThe American Revolution revolutionized politics in Britain: it put the idea of changing the political system into popular consciousness

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Public Opinion: Public Opinion: HogarthHogarth

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Public Opinion: Reform a Public Opinion: Reform a keywordkeyword

What did reform mean? Constitutional and politicalEconomical governmentInstitutional

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Reform: some reformersReform: some reformers

William Pitt, the younger: Prime Minister 1783-1801

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Reform: some reformersReform: some reformers

Adam Smith

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Reform: some reformersReform: some reformers

Jeremy Bentham