Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788: And the Formation of the Federal Constitution |
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... consequence to his ease and relief , whether the duties raised upon America are paid there , and thence afterwards remitted to Great Britain , or paid at first upon the produce of the colonies in Great Britain . In the article of ...
... consequence to his ease and relief , whether the duties raised upon America are paid there , and thence afterwards remitted to Great Britain , or paid at first upon the produce of the colonies in Great Britain . In the article of ...
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... consequence of these associations upwards of 10,000 souls have passed from those colonies into Nova Scotia , who have either engaged in the fisheries , or become exporters of lumber and provisions to the West Indies ; and further ...
... consequence of these associations upwards of 10,000 souls have passed from those colonies into Nova Scotia , who have either engaged in the fisheries , or become exporters of lumber and provisions to the West Indies ; and further ...
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... consequence ? The consequences that may fairly be drawn are these ; that Britain has been imprudent enough to let colonies be planted , until they are become numerous and important , without ever having wisdom enough to concert a plan ...
... consequence ? The consequences that may fairly be drawn are these ; that Britain has been imprudent enough to let colonies be planted , until they are become numerous and important , without ever having wisdom enough to concert a plan ...
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INTRODUCTION | xi |
The Western Problem 176388 | xix |
The Crisis 17726 | xxxiii |
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