Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788: And the Formation of the Federal Constitution |
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... America . Also , that the keeping a standing army in several of these colonies in time of peace , without the consent of the legislature of that colony in which the army is kept , is against law . To these grievous Acts and measures ...
... America . Also , that the keeping a standing army in several of these colonies in time of peace , without the consent of the legislature of that colony in which the army is kept , is against law . To these grievous Acts and measures ...
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... America . This is a sublime system for America . It will flatter those ideas of independency which the Tories impute to them , if they have any such , more than any other plan of independency that I have ever heard projected . The best ...
... America . This is a sublime system for America . It will flatter those ideas of independency which the Tories impute to them , if they have any such , more than any other plan of independency that I have ever heard projected . The best ...
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... America , lying upon the Atlantic Ocean , from Nova Scotia on the north to West Florida on the south , both inclusive ; WILLIAM EDEN , Esq . , one of our Commissioners for Trade and Plantations ; and GEORGE JOHNSTONE , Esq . , Captain ...
... America , lying upon the Atlantic Ocean , from Nova Scotia on the north to West Florida on the south , both inclusive ; WILLIAM EDEN , Esq . , one of our Commissioners for Trade and Plantations ; and GEORGE JOHNSTONE , Esq . , Captain ...
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INTRODUCTION | xi |
The Western Problem 176388 | xix |
The Crisis 17726 | xxxiii |
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