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342 department for ladies The Grand Alliance Death of William Anne reign Marlborough's campaigns Occasional Conformity Bill The Sacheverell Riots Fall of the Whig Ministry Occasional Conformity Act Peace of Utrecht Question of relation be- tween the two Houses Schism Act George South Sea Bubble Walpole's Ministry Fielding and Hogarth Reign of the Pelbams Rebellion of 1745 At Henry PelhanVs death in 1754 the Whig aristocracy had done its work Lent Term 1888 The Seven Years' War Conquest of Canada Rise of the New Tory Party Wilkes and the "North Briton The Stamp Act Ideas of Pitt and Burke on American Taxation Character of Chatham's Ministry 17G6 Chatham's illness Townshend's Ascendency Indirect Taxation imposed Death of Townshend 1767 Growing Ascendency of Lord North Ill-feeling in America The Middlesex Election 1768 Wilkes expelled from the House of Commons 1769 Luttrell declared Member for Middlesex Return of Chatham to public life 1770 Lord North Prime Minister Contest with the Press Junius Reports of Parliamentary Debates no longer resisted 1771 Growing resistance in America All duties repealed but the Tea Duty 1769 The Boston Tea Ships 1773 Closing of Boston Harbour 1774 Battles of Lexington and Bunker's Hill 1775 Congress appoints Vashington Commander-in-Chief The Declaration of the Independence 1776 Strong English feeling in favour of the war European opinion in favour of America Chatham's Speech for Conciliation Alliance between France and America The Lord George Gordon Riots 1780 Movement for Econo- mical Reform Capitulation of York Town 1781 End of the North Ministry 1782 The second Rockingham Ministry