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British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
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Staten Island Peace Conference
1776 diplomatic meeting between Britain and its rebellious North American colonies
The Staten Island Peace Conference was a brief informal diplomatic conference held between representatives of the British Crown and its rebellious North American colonies in the hope of bringing a rapid end to the nascent American Revolution. The conference took place on…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Staten Island
Borough and county in New York, US
Staten Island is the southernmost of the five boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Richmond County and situated at the southernmost point of New York. The borough is separated from the adjacent state of New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull and from the rest…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
American Revolutionary War
1775–1783 American war of independence from Great Britain
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)