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King George III is the leader of England during the Revolutionary War. Although he was a hugely important figure in the British war effort, he’s a relatively minor character in 1776, appearing only at the beginning and end of the book. While George is often remembered as a “mad king,” due to the dementia he suffered toward the end of his life, he was a popular, well-respected ruler during the 1770s, when the book is set. It was George III who ordered that additional troops be sent to secure the American colonies in 1775, thereby putting an end to any possibility of a peaceful solution to the conflict with the colonies.
King George III Quotes in 1776
The 1776 quotes below are all either spoken by King George III or refer to King George III. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 1
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[King George III] had denounced the leaders of the uprising for having American independence as their true objective, something those leaders themselves had not yet openly declared.
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Chapter 7
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But as thrilling as the news of Princeton was for the country coming so quickly after the triumph at Trenton, it was Trenton that meant the most, Trenton and the night crossing of the Delaware that were rightly seen as a great turning point. With the victory at Trenton came the realization that Americans had bested the enemy, bested the fearsome Hessians, the King's detested hirelings, outsmarted them and outfought them, and so might well again.
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King George III Quotes in 1776
The 1776 quotes below are all either spoken by King George III or refer to King George III. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 1
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[King George III] had denounced the leaders of the uprising for having American independence as their true objective, something those leaders themselves had not yet openly declared.
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Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 7
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But as thrilling as the news of Princeton was for the country coming so quickly after the triumph at Trenton, it was Trenton that meant the most, Trenton and the night crossing of the Delaware that were rightly seen as a great turning point. With the victory at Trenton came the realization that Americans had bested the enemy, bested the fearsome Hessians, the King's detested hirelings, outsmarted them and outfought them, and so might well again.
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