TIL that the British offered the American colonies full self governance and representation in Parliament in 1778 and the Continental Congress rejected the offer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlisle_Peace_Commission



Submitted March 14, 2015 at 04:20AM by BostonJohn17 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2yyn48/til_that_the_british_offered_the_american/