Britain Declares War on France
After almost two years of fighting, King George II issues a declaration of war against France because of "the unwarrantable Proceedings of the French in the West Indies, and North America." The French Cabinet follows with a declaration of its own on June 9.
See the events in Williamsburg and other cities that created a revolutionary movement.
Follow the ways that religion informed revolutionary thought.
From clothing to theater, trace the impact of taste on empire and revolution.
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