What Is 1775 Dbq

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Dear Diary: Today, April 19, 1775 is the first day I have been able to communicate in over a week. These past days have been very difficult here. Earlier this year, William Pitt and Edmund Burke appealed King George’s policies towards us, the Americans, but their attempt was unsuccessful. We (the New England colonists) have been prohibited by King George III from trading with any nations other than the ones approved by the parliament. Since the British government has been showing a lack of interest to resolve these issues, John Hancock, the president of the illegal Second Massachusetts Provincial Congress has been promoting a legal response to the Fishery Act and other regulations. We are aware that in case this does not work, we might be

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