Patrick Henry introducing the Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions to the House of Burgesses in 1765
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Great Britain
Prime Ministers
- George Grenville, 16 Apr 1763 – 13 Jul 1765
- Marquess of Rockingham, 13 Jul 1765 – 30 Jul 1766
- William Pitt, 30 July 1766 – 14 October 1768
- Duke of Grafton, 14 October 1768 – 28 January 1770
- Lord North, 28 Jan 1770 - 20 Mar 1782
- Marquess of Rockingham, 27 Mar 1782 – 1 Jul 1782
- Earl of Shelburne, 4 Jul 1782 – 2 Apr 1783
- Duke of Portland, 2 Apr 1783 – 19 Dec 1783
Secretarys of State for the American Department
- Earl of Hillsborough, 27 Feb 1768 – 27 Aug 1772
- Earl of Dartmouth, 27 Aug 1772 – 10 Nov 1775
- Lord George Germain, 10 Nov 1775 - Feb 1782
- Welbore Ellis, Feb 1782 – 8 Mar 1782
British Legislation
- Proclamation of 1763
- American Duties Act of 1764 (
Sugar Act
) - Currency Act of 1764
- Stamp Act (1765)
- Quartering Act of 1765
- Repeal of the Stamp Act (1766)
- Declaratory Act (1766)
- Townshend Acts (1767)
- Revenue Act
- Indemnity Act
- Coercive Acts (
Intolerable Acts
; 1774)- Boston Port Act
- Massachusetts Government Act
- Administration of Justice Act
- Quartering Act of 1774
- Quebec Act
American Colonies
The Colonial Response
- Stamp Act Congress (1765)
- First Contintental Congress (1774)
Towards a New Nation
- Second Continental Congress (1775 – 81)
- Confederation Congress (1781 – 89)
- Constitutional Convention (1787)
- Franklin the Diplomat
- Portraits of Compromise
- Portraits of Principle