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... Massachusetts . " Go into every village in New England , " wrote Adams , " and you will find that the office of justice of the peace , and even the place of rep- resentative , which has ever depended only on the freest election of the ...
... Massachusetts . " Go into every village in New England , " wrote Adams , " and you will find that the office of justice of the peace , and even the place of rep- resentative , which has ever depended only on the freest election of the ...
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... Massachusetts delegates was different from that which faced the delegates from any other colony . The others came to consult ; the Massachusetts men came to beg for help . The Boston tea party had been followed by an act of Parliament ...
... Massachusetts delegates was different from that which faced the delegates from any other colony . The others came to consult ; the Massachusetts men came to beg for help . The Boston tea party had been followed by an act of Parliament ...
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... Massachusetts . He pointed out that for the most part the powerful ministerial families had always been poor . He pointed out the strong appeal which the family name Winthrop had always had for Massachusetts voters . He pointed out the ...
... Massachusetts . He pointed out that for the most part the powerful ministerial families had always been poor . He pointed out the strong appeal which the family name Winthrop had always had for Massachusetts voters . He pointed out the ...
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