George III (r. 1760 – 1776, in the colonies; died 1820) lends his assent to the first of the Intolerable Acts: The Boston Port Act places an embargo on all shipping until restitution is made for the Boston Tea Party.
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“Law of the Jungle”
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References:
“Chronology of Events, 1774-1804,” from The Debate on the Constitution, two volumes, Bernard Bailyn, ed., (New York: Library of America, 1992), 2:1025.
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