History of the American Revolution: With a Preliminary View of the Character and Principles of the Colonists, and Their Controversies with Great BritainN. Hickman, 1843 - 372 páginas |
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... whole history of the British policy towards America , and the whole theory of British supremacy . An attempt to raise taxes for revenue , as well as for commercial regulations , ended in the denial of the right to do either ; and the ...
... whole history of the British policy towards America , and the whole theory of British supremacy . An attempt to raise taxes for revenue , as well as for commercial regulations , ended in the denial of the right to do either ; and the ...
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... whole seven years . When the elder Pitt , in 1758 , called upon the colonial governors for the largest levies the population would allow , three colonies , Massachusetts , Connecticut , and New Hamp- shire , voted him fifteen thousand ...
... whole seven years . When the elder Pitt , in 1758 , called upon the colonial governors for the largest levies the population would allow , three colonies , Massachusetts , Connecticut , and New Hamp- shire , voted him fifteen thousand ...
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... whole colonial history . We cite them here partly as signs of the prevailing temper of the Colonies ; but chiefly to mark the disposition of the mother country towards them , under circumstances calling for grateful indulgence and ...
... whole colonial history . We cite them here partly as signs of the prevailing temper of the Colonies ; but chiefly to mark the disposition of the mother country towards them , under circumstances calling for grateful indulgence and ...
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... whole price is a tax paid to Britain . 5. By our greatly increasing demand and consumption of British manufactures , their price is considerably raised of late years ; the advantage is a clear profit to Britain , and enables its people ...
... whole price is a tax paid to Britain . 5. By our greatly increasing demand and consumption of British manufactures , their price is considerably raised of late years ; the advantage is a clear profit to Britain , and enables its people ...
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... whole went abroad together to stimulate the spirits , and rally the resolution of the people , everywhere throughout Ame- rica . Other legislatures followed the example . That of Mas- sachusetts in particular , had moved with a kindred ...
... whole went abroad together to stimulate the spirits , and rally the resolution of the people , everywhere throughout Ame- rica . Other legislatures followed the example . That of Mas- sachusetts in particular , had moved with a kindred ...
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