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Boston and Its Environs, 1775
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A Plan of the Town of Boston, 1775
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A Plan of Boston in New England with its Environs, 1777 Print. Engraved by Henry Jukes and published in London. Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA. Full… » view » |
In 1775 the British government was not the limited monarchy we know today. The King was in charge of the executive branch of the government and his duties and powers corresponded, roughly, to those the President now handles in the United States. ... Political parties as we understand them today had yet to be born. England was split into four or five factions,
some revolving around a noble Lord such as Marquis of Rockingham, some around a class (the country squires) and roughly on-third of Parliament around the King who, through his executive power, had innumerable jobs, from cabinet post to lucrative sinecures, to dispense among those who supported him.