History of the American Revolution: With a Preliminary View of the Character and Principles of the Colonists, and Their Controversies with Great BritainN. Hickman, 1834 - 372 páginas |
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... whole , without regard to the order or language of previous histories . These are the claims of the work to originality . Its merits are submitted to the judgment of the public . The writer has diligently compared the received ...
... whole , without regard to the order or language of previous histories . These are the claims of the work to originality . Its merits are submitted to the judgment of the public . The writer has diligently compared the received ...
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... whole nations , not only to conquer and establish , but to un- derstand and enjoy their rights . The co - operation of knowledge and civilization , with fortune , or Providence , in this work of human regenera- tion , may not unaptly be ...
... whole nations , not only to conquer and establish , but to un- derstand and enjoy their rights . The co - operation of knowledge and civilization , with fortune , or Providence , in this work of human regenera- tion , may not unaptly be ...
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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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... year , with unexpected spirit , and far beyond their proportion of service , as part of the British nation . One year with another , they kept twenty- five thousand men in the field , during the whole 30 HISTORY OF THE CHAPTER III.
... year , with unexpected spirit , and far beyond their proportion of service , as part of the British nation . One year with another , they kept twenty- five thousand men in the field , during the whole 30 HISTORY OF THE CHAPTER III.
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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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