History of the American Revolution: With a Preliminary View of the Character and Principles of the Colonists, and Their Controversies with Great BritainCushing & sons, 1834 - 372 páginas |
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... with loud indignation , vehe- ment remonstrance , and instant denials of the right of parlia- ment to tax the Colonies without their consent . The news reached America soon after the adjournment of parliament E 2 AMERICAN REVOLUTION . 53.
... with loud indignation , vehe- ment remonstrance , and instant denials of the right of parlia- ment to tax the Colonies without their consent . The news reached America soon after the adjournment of parliament E 2 AMERICAN REVOLUTION . 53.
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... reached America soon after the adjournment of parliament . Instead of yielding to the artful suggestion of the minister , and proposing another mode of apportioning the taxes required , they fearlessly denied the whole claim of power ...
... reached America soon after the adjournment of parliament . Instead of yielding to the artful suggestion of the minister , and proposing another mode of apportioning the taxes required , they fearlessly denied the whole claim of power ...
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... reached America , a riot of an alarming nature had occurred in the town of Bos- ton ; in which the soldiery had fired on and killed some of the citizens . On the 2d of March , a slight affray had taken place between some of the regular ...
... reached America , a riot of an alarming nature had occurred in the town of Bos- ton ; in which the soldiery had fired on and killed some of the citizens . On the 2d of March , a slight affray had taken place between some of the regular ...
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... of the Massachusetts Assembly , the two additional acts , for " the better regulating the go- vernment of Massachusetts Bay , " and for the " impartial administration of justice ; " reached America , and added 102 HISTORY OF THE.
... of the Massachusetts Assembly , the two additional acts , for " the better regulating the go- vernment of Massachusetts Bay , " and for the " impartial administration of justice ; " reached America , and added 102 HISTORY OF THE.
Página 103
... reached America , and added new fuel to the flame of discontent . Additional force arrived , and was quartered in the town ; and Governor Gage pro- ceeded , against the remonstrances and protests of the people and authorities of the ...
... reached America , and added new fuel to the flame of discontent . Additional force arrived , and was quartered in the town ; and Governor Gage pro- ceeded , against the remonstrances and protests of the people and authorities of the ...
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Términos y frases comunes
Admiral adopted advance afterwards American army appointed arms Arnold arrived artillery assembly attack battle Boston Britain British army brought Burgoyne camp campaign captured Charleston Colonel colonies colonists command Commander-in-chief commenced Commissioners common Congress Cornwallis court declaration defeat defence Delaware detachment determined duty effect enemy England expedition fleet Fort Edward France Franklin French garrison Governor Hessians hostile House House of Burgesses hundred Independence Island Jersey king land legislatures liberty Lord Lord North Lord Rawdon Massachusetts measures ment miles military militia minister ministry negotiations North officers parliament party peace Philadelphia prisoners province received refused reinforcements remonstrances resolutions retreat revenue Rhode Island Richard Henry Lee river royal Samuel Adams sent ships Sir Henry Clinton soon South Carolina Spain spirit stamp act succor taxes thousand tion took town treaty troops United vessels victory Virginia voted Washington whole wounded York
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Página 150 - He has constrained our fellow-citizens, taken captive on the high seas, to bear arms against their country, to become the executioners of their friends and brethren, or to fall themselves by their hands.
Página 114 - I beg leave to assure the Congress that as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment at the expense of my domestic ease and happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it.
Página 146 - DO, in the name and by the authority of the good people of these colonies, solemnly publish and declare, that these united colonies, are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states ; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown, and that all political connexion between them and the state of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved...
Página 153 - You will think me transported with enthusiasm, but I am not. I am well aware of the toil, and blood, and treasure, that it will cost us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States. Yet, through all the gloom, I can see the rays of ravishing light and glory.
Página 73 - I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions of people, so dead to all the feelings of liberty as voluntarily to submit to be slaves, would have been fit instruments to make slaves of the rest.
Página 151 - They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind. Enemies in war, in Peace Friends.
Página 73 - They submitted willingly to the government of the crown, and paid, in their courts, obedience to the acts of Parliament. Numerous as the people are in the several old provinces, they cost you nothing in forts, citadels, garrisons, or armies, to keep them in subjection. They were governed by this country at the expense only of a little pen, ink, and paper ; they were led by a thread.
Página 59 - YOUR indulgence! — they grew by your neglect of them. As soon as you began to care about them, that care was. exercised in sending persons to rule them...
Página 120 - That we do hereby declare ourselves a free and independent people, are and of right ought to be a sovereign and selfgoverning association under the control of no power other than that of our God and the General Government of the Congress to the maintenance of which independence we solemnly pledge to each other our mutual co-operation our lives our fortunes and our most sacred honor.
Página 145 - That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the united colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general.