Sunday, April 13, 2008

 

This Day in the History of Less Than Brilliant British Moves

On this day in 1775, Lord Fredrick North extended the New England Restraining Act to South Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland. The Act prohibited the American colonies from trade with any country other than Great Britain and Ireland.

What a good idea!

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