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347: The American Revolution (Part 1)
The Rest Is History
1776 George III, Parliament, and the Colonists. King didn’t have authority!
The role of Parliament in Westminster is important to understand in the context of British government./nThe Glorious Revolution established the principle of parliamentary sovereignty./nThe British side, including some Tories, supported the supremacy of Parliament./nThe American colonists were seen as opposing the ideal of Parliament and petitioning the King to act unconstitutionally./nThe focus on George III as a tyrant only emerged at the very end of the American revolution./nThe authority of Parliament was the key battle between British people and the independence of the colonists.
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