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Boston Tea Party
“No taxation without representation!” The American colonists in the 1760s and 1770s were determined that they would not pay taxes to a parliament where they enjoyed no representation. The British government, having funded the war against the combined forces of the French and the Indians in the 1760s that gave the colonies security and peace were equally determined that the colonists should pay their way. -
Revolution War
It effectively ended in October, 1781 in Yorktown, VA after George Washington forced General Cornwallis to surrender. But the war didn't officially end until the Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783.The Revolution War had ended in 1784 -
The Joing of Irealnd to the United Kingdom of Great Britain
Irealnd had joined with the United Kingdom of Great Britain, forming the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Irealnd -
The Battle of Victori
The Battle of Vitoria was as significant as Waterloo was in the second. They had been pushed into the north of Spain, they had about 60,000 men, and mabey 138 guns at the time of the battle. Wellington had about100,000 men and less than 100 guns. -
Battle of Waterloo
perhaps greatest battle of the Napoleonic Wars took place on the 18th June 1815, near the Belgian village of Waterloo.Bonaparte had landed in France on March 1st, at the end of May he had 500,000 men -
The Great Act
The Representation of the People Act 1832, known as the first Reform Act or Great Reform Act:disenfranchised 56 boroughs in England and Wales and reduced another 31 to only one MP
created 67 new constituencies
broadened the franchise's property qualification in the counties, to include small landowners, tenant farmers, and shopkeepers
created a uniform franchise in the boroughs, giving the vote
