This section of a chapter on "Imperial Reforms and Colonial Protests" discusses the status of Great Britain's North American colonies in the years directly following the French and Indian War, describes the size and scope of the British...

Read about how the colonies were discovering that they had more clout by acting together than acting as individual colonies. The Stamp Act Congress and the resulting Stamp Act Resolves helped them band together to resist the acts passed...

This site provides the complete text of the second Quartering Act, passed by British Parliament in 1774.

Fordham University provides the text of a British petition given to the Parliament asking that radical reforms be made.

Encyclopedia article about the the Port Act and the reaction of North Carolinians to it.

The Victorian Web provides a report to British Parliament submitted in 1833 by a medical observer on how work in textile factories affected the physical health of the laborers. Also includes essays from a factory owner's point of view...

A nice biography of the famous British abolitionist who served in Parliament during the late 18th and early 19th century.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Revolutionary War. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.