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A Dictionary of American History
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Carlisle Peace Commission
Carlisle Peace Commission On 16 March 1778, to induce the US to end its rebellion and return to the British empire, the House of Commons established a peace commission. The commissioners were empowered to promise repeal of the Intolerable Acts, the tea Act, and any other objectionable laws passed since 1763; they might also promise America future exemption from parliamentary taxation. On 17 June, the Continental Congress refused to negotiate upon any terms but withdrawal of British troops, and US independence.
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Chicago: Thomas L. Purvis, "Carlisle Peace Commission," A Dictionary of American History in A Dictionary of American History (Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell Reference, 1995), Original Sources, accessed March 27, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4BPI8IG7IN359H9.
MLA: Purvis, Thomas L. "Carlisle Peace Commission." A Dictionary of American History, in A Dictionary of American History, Cambridge, Mass., Blackwell Reference, 1995, Original Sources. 27 Mar. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4BPI8IG7IN359H9.
Harvard: Purvis, TL, 'Carlisle Peace Commission' in A Dictionary of American History. cited in 1995, A Dictionary of American History, Blackwell Reference, Cambridge, Mass.. Original Sources, retrieved 27 March 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4BPI8IG7IN359H9.
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