PARLIAMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM Nobody set out to create Parliament. It developed naturally out of the daily political needs of the English King and his government. The modern British Parliament is one of the oldest continuous representative assemblies in the world. The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland. The Acts created a new unified Kingdom of Great Britain and dissolved
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With tensions between the colonial townspeople and the higher class British soldiers sparking conflicts‚ the Boston Massacre was sure to happen at one point. As the most famous story goes‚ colonists threw snowballs at the soldiers‚ called them nasty names‚ and dared them to fire their bayonets. The Redcoats responded as so by readying their weapons and shooting bullets into the crowd. Five people were killed in this incident‚ including Crispus Attucks (the only African American that was killed.)
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How did the 1784 Election Consolidate Pitt’s Power? In March 1784 the British General Election consolidated William Pitt’s power in many different ways. Before the election Pitt did not have the majority in the House of Commons. Pitt could only rely on about 150 votes whereas Fox and North had around 230. Even with the votes from independent MPs Pitt was still approximately 60 votes short. Also his position in the commons appeared weaker due to the fact that he was the only one in his cabinet to
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budgets between 1783 and 1993. So how did Pitt manage to gain such a stronghold on British Politics in this key decade of British history? Even though by this decade the Monarchy did not have the feudal power it had held in the 16th century‚ King George III was crucial in creating Pitt’s dominance. For any government to be successful it needed the backing of the King. This had been shown by the failure of the Fox-North coalition due to the King refusing to use royal patronage during the period. Royal
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Governor and Legislature until 1769‚ but never carried it out. Soon after‚ the Assembly agreed to accumulate money to quarter the troops. After that‚ the Quartering act was avoided in all states except Pennsylvania. The Stamp act began in 1765 when George Grenville raised the taxes on most things in the American Colony. Initially he wanted to raise taxes in Britain‚ but that was out of the question because of the hostile reaction after the Cider Tax. So instead decided to raise tax on the new colony
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DEMOGRAPHICS OF UNITED KINGDOM: It is the third-largest in the European Union (behind Germany and France) and the 22nd-largest in the world. Population: The estimated population of the United Kingdom in the 2011 census was 63.182 million of whom • 31.029m were men & • 32.153m women. Population Density: Its overall population density is one of the highest in the world at 256 people per square kilometer‚ due to the particularly high population density in England. Literacy Rate: The United Kingdom’s
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their Sons of Liberty there was also was a Daughters of Liberty; unlike the Sons of Liberty the Daughters of Liberty was not organized to vandalism and violence but to refrain from using British products. They boycotted British product because King George 3 initiate several acts of parliaments that attempted solicit to take from the colonies the power is of taxation. For many reasons tea became an emblem of American resistance to the Crowns. Women formed Anti-Tea Leagues and wouldn’t drink or purchase
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The Seven Years’ War became one of the first major wars that colonial America fought. The war portrayed another episode in the prolonged imperial conflict between Great Britain and France. The conflict was to decide the future of the extensive region between the Mississippi River and Appalachian Mountains‚ also known as the Ohio Valley. Both countries wanted this land to expand their empires. Eventually‚ this war will lay the groundwork for the struggles between the colonists and Great Britain‚ resulting
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colonists too many obstacles to overcome. Just like in most wars‚ power‚ control‚ and money are the central themes in fighting. This was the case in the American Revolutionary War. Britain’s territory in North America grew immensely. Although King George held Christian beliefs‚ in theory he was more drawn to controlling the colonies and exploiting them for profit. His loyalty was to his faith‚ but more to being in power. With continued battles over land and expansion‚ the British Parliament enacted
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11-06-2013 UNITED KINGDOM The United Kingdom is the sixth largest economy in the world‚ and the third largest in Europe after Germany and France. London is the world’s second largest financial center after New York. The most important industries of the economy of Great Britain are the aerospace industry and the pharmaceutical industry. This economy is boosted by its oil and gas reserves. The currency of the UK is the pound sterling‚ which is also
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