Proclamation of Rebellion
Proclamation of Rebellion | |
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George III of Great Britain | |
Subject | American Revolution |
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Declaration of Rebellion at Wikisource |
The Proclamation of Rebellion, officially titled A Proclamation for Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition, was the response of
Implementation
The Proclamation of Rebellion was drafted before Colonial Secretary Lord Dartmouth had been given a copy of the Second Continental Congress's Olive Branch Petition. Because King George III refused to receive the colonial petition, the Proclamation of Rebellion of 23 August 1775 effectively served as an answer to it.[1]
On 27 October,
American response
On 6 December 1775, the
The King's proclamation and the speech from the throne undermined moderates in Congress like
Revocation
King George III addressed the opening session of Parliament on 5 December 1782 in a
After considering his option to renounce the British crown and retire to his German estates as Prince of Brunswick in the Holy Roman Empire,[7] George III reassured Parliament that he would follow the wishes of "my Parliament and my people" as he had promised at his coronation Speech from the Throne. George III then reported to the joint session that he had offered the American Congress his declaration of the rebelling North American colonies as "free and independent states" in the final treaty of peace and gave notice to Parliament that had been agreed upon, as well as other preliminary terms.[6]
His closing remark on American independence was, "Religion, language, interest, affections may, and I hope will, yet prove a bond of permanent union between the two countries. To this end, neither attention nor disposition shall be wanting on my part."[6]
References
- ^ Pauline Maier, American Scripture (New York: Knopf, 1997), 24–25, 249–250.
- ^ "King George III's Address to Parliament, October 27, 1775". Library of Congress. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Maier, American Scripture, 25.
- ^ "Continental Congress Responds to King George III's Proclamation of Rebellion, December 6, 1775" (PDF). Smithsonian Institution – via History Explorer.
- ISBN 9781134678693p. 85. Viewed 9 June 2020.
- ^ a b c "His Majesty's Most Gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament, on Thursday, December 5, 1782", Pennsylvania Packet, Philadelphia, 15 February 1783; received by sail in New York, 9 February.1783. Viewed at Newspapers.com on 9 June 2020.
- ^ Burns, Arthur. "The Abdication Speech of George III" in the Georgian Papers Programme at the Royal Collection Trust. Viewed 9 June 2020.