George III (r. 1760 – 1776, in the colonies; died 1820) lends his assent to the second and third of the Intolerable Acts: The Massachusetts Government Act suspends the 1691 royal charter granting self-government, and places the colony under martial law; the Administration of Government Act provides for removing trials to Nova Scotia or Great Britain, where jurors will be less sympathetic to the accused.
[restored 6/25/2021]
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Authority:
“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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