Calendar: 1893-1894 Page 414

412 DEPARTMENT FOR LADIES Boston Massacre 1770 -The Boston Tea Ships 1773 Closing of Boston Harbour 1774 -Suspension of the Charter of Massachusetts-Soldiers to be tried in England-Battles of Lexington and Bunker's Hill 1775 -The Declaration of Independence 1776 Washington at Valley Forge 1777 -Burgoyne's capitulation at Saratoga-Chatham's Speech for conciliation-North offers everything except Independence-Alliance between France and America-The Lord George Gordon Riots 1780 -Movement for Economical Reform-Capitulation of York Town 1781 -End of the North Ministry 1782 The second Rockingham Ministry 1782 -The younger William Pitt-His Reform Bill-Death of Rockingham-The Shelbourne Ministry 1782 -Prelum- naries of Peace signed-Coalition of Fox and North-The Coalition Ministry 1783 -The India Bill of Burke and Fox -Pitt's Ministry 1783 -Defeat of the Coalition-Causes of his success Easter Term 1783-1822 Economical changes in England bring about Social and Political changes-Pitt's India Bill-His third Reform Bill-His Commercial Treaty with France-Pitt's Plan of Commercial Union with Ireland-Progress stopped by the French Revolution-Reaction in England-War with France-The Irish Union-The Peace of Amiens- Pitt's second Ministry-The Ministry of all the Talents- Abolition of the Slave Trade-The Portland and Perceval