Topic: Britain
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Union Jack
The Union Jack is the official flag of Great Britain. Its design combines the three crosses that symbolize England, Scotland, and Ireland. English monarchs claimed the crown of Ireland from...
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A General View of the City of London
This print shows an artist’s view of the city of London and the Thames River in 1760. The English capital had about 750,000 people and was by far the largest...
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A Summary View of the Rights of British America
Jefferson drafted the text of this pamphlet in July 1774, after Parliament passed the Coercive (or Intolerable) Acts but before the meeting of the First Continental Congress. The Virginian had...
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A View of the House of Peers
This image depicts a meeting of the British Parliament at Westminster Palace. The hereditary House of Lords (or Peers) occupies the center of the great hall. Members of the elected...
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Association of the Sons of Liberty
In response to Parliament’s passage of the Tea Act in 1773, New York merchants banded together and signed an agreement vowing not to import or sell East India Company Tea....
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Battle at Bunker’s Hill
This image by John Trumbull depicts the death of General Joseph Warren at the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775. When Trumbull met Thomas Jefferson in Paris, Jefferson...
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Bloody Butchery by the British Troops
This document is an account of the events at Concord, Massachusetts on April 19, 1775. The notice discusses the clash between British troops and American militia, portraying the encounter as...
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Boston Port Act
The Boston Port Act, closed the port of Boston to all trade until residents compensated the East India Company for the cost of the tea destroyed in the Boston Tea...
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British Bill of Rights
In 1688-89, England’s Glorious Revolution deposed the tyrannical King James II in favor of William and Mary and resulted in the adoption of the Bill of Rights. This document limited...
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