Landmarks of Liberty: The Growth of American Political Ideals as Recorded in Speeches from Otis to Hughes, Ed. with Introduction and Notes |
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... colonies under British rule resented fiercely any interference with their personal rights . Especially after the French and Indian War the colonists were not only alert to criticize any act of Parliament that promised to imperil the ...
... colonies under British rule resented fiercely any interference with their personal rights . Especially after the French and Indian War the colonists were not only alert to criticize any act of Parliament that promised to imperil the ...
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... the conclusion of his speech Otis immediately found himself the leader of public thought in New England and the champion of constitutional rights in the colonies . WRITS OF ASSISTANCE JAMES OTIS MAY it please your honors WRITS OF ...
... the conclusion of his speech Otis immediately found himself the leader of public thought in New England and the champion of constitutional rights in the colonies . WRITS OF ASSISTANCE JAMES OTIS MAY it please your honors WRITS OF ...
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... colonies even though writs of assistance were used did not deter George III and his ministers from continuing to at- tempt to obtain money from America . Increased taxes on new sources of revenue were a necessity for the Empire . The ...
... colonies even though writs of assistance were used did not deter George III and his ministers from continuing to at- tempt to obtain money from America . Increased taxes on new sources of revenue were a necessity for the Empire . The ...
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... colonies had been unable to agree on the proportion of expense that each should bear , a fact that Franklin could not deny . The conference ended without material change in the proposed bill which was passed by the House of Com- mons ...
... colonies had been unable to agree on the proportion of expense that each should bear , a fact that Franklin could not deny . The conference ended without material change in the proposed bill which was passed by the House of Com- mons ...
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... colonies . At the same time , I assert the authority of this kingdom over the colonies to be sovereign and supreme , in every AMERICAN TAXATION 13.
... colonies . At the same time , I assert the authority of this kingdom over the colonies to be sovereign and supreme , in every AMERICAN TAXATION 13.
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