History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles: 1713 - 1783 : In Seven Volumes, Volume 2Tauchnitz, 1853 |
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... Colonies 67 Their foundation . ib . Their advance in wealth and luxury 68 Character of their people • ib . The native Indian tribes Their passion for ardent spirits The Colony of New York New Jersey William Penn Pennsylvania Delaware ...
... Colonies 67 Their foundation . ib . Their advance in wealth and luxury 68 Character of their people • ib . The native Indian tribes Their passion for ardent spirits The Colony of New York New Jersey William Penn Pennsylvania Delaware ...
Page 65
... first germ of a mighty revolution . This ( now to be carefully traced ) was the celebrated STAMP ACT for taxing our North American colonies . Mahon , History . V. 5 CHAPTER XLIII . By the Peace of Paris in 1763 Meeting of Parliament.
... first germ of a mighty revolution . This ( now to be carefully traced ) was the celebrated STAMP ACT for taxing our North American colonies . Mahon , History . V. 5 CHAPTER XLIII . By the Peace of Paris in 1763 Meeting of Parliament.
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... Colonies , besides some of the newly settled ones , only those last acquired , and least bound to Great Britain in language , in religion , or in race , - namely , the two Canadas , have remained subject to the British Crown . 1 A ...
... Colonies , besides some of the newly settled ones , only those last acquired , and least bound to Great Britain in language , in religion , or in race , - namely , the two Canadas , have remained subject to the British Crown . 1 A ...
Page 67
... COLONIES . - 67 First then appear the four Colonies to which the common name of New England was applied . These were MAS- SACHUSETTS , then comprising Maine ; NEW HAMPSHIRE , then comprising Vermont ; CONNECTICUT , and RHODE ISLAND . In ...
... COLONIES . - 67 First then appear the four Colonies to which the common name of New England was applied . These were MAS- SACHUSETTS , then comprising Maine ; NEW HAMPSHIRE , then comprising Vermont ; CONNECTICUT , and RHODE ISLAND . In ...
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... Colonies had greatly advanced in wealth and luxury . This is manifest in several passages of the Private Diary , not long since made public , of Mr. John Adams , the second President of the United States . Dining with one gentleman at ...
... Colonies had greatly advanced in wealth and luxury . This is manifest in several passages of the Private Diary , not long since made public , of Mr. John Adams , the second President of the United States . Dining with one gentleman at ...
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