SOUTHERN COLONIES RESTRAINING ACT (1775). An Act to restrain the Trade and Commerce of the Colonies of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and South Carolina, to Great Britain, Ireland and the British Islands in the West Indies, under certain Conditions and Limitations. Also known as the SECOND RESTRAINING ACT (1775).

AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Great Britain. Parliament.

Published by London: Charles Eyre and William Strahan, 1775

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Folio (12.25 inches). 15 George III, Chapter 18. General title leaf + pages 463-472. Woodcut Royal coat of arms, headband, and decorative initial. Text in Black Letter. Neatly extracted from a bound volume and expertly mended. The Intolerable Acts of 1774 seriously damaged relations between the American colonies and the British government, and before long the colonists began to boycott British good and organize themselves into militia units independent of British control. In response, the British Parliament passed the New England Restraining Act in 1775 (also known as the First Restraining Act, 1775), which limited New England trade to Great Britain, Ireland and the British West Indies only. When news reached London that other American colonies were following suit, this Act, known as the Southern Colonies Restraining Act, 1775 (or Second Restraining Act, 1775) was swiftly issued to include New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and South Carolina in the trade restrictions. New York, Delaware, North Carolina, and Georgia were not included because the British government had mistakenly believed that those colonies were opposed to the colonial boycott. Seller Inventory # 228

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Title: SOUTHERN COLONIES RESTRAINING ACT (1775). An...

Publisher: London: Charles Eyre and William Strahan

Publication Date: 1775

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition