Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788: And the Formation of the Federal Constitution |
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... imposed on them but with their own consent , given personally or by their representatives . IV . That the people of these colonies are not , and from their local circumstances cannot be , represented in the House of Commons in Great ...
... imposed on them but with their own consent , given personally or by their representatives . IV . That the people of these colonies are not , and from their local circumstances cannot be , represented in the House of Commons in Great ...
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... imposed with design to restrain the commerce of one part , that was injurious to another , and thus to promote the ... imposes fines which all together amount to a very considerable sum and contribute to the support of government : but ...
... imposed with design to restrain the commerce of one part , that was injurious to another , and thus to promote the ... imposes fines which all together amount to a very considerable sum and contribute to the support of government : but ...
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... imposed . Why was the Stamp Act then so pernicious to freedom ? It did not enact , that every man in the colonies should buy a certain quantity of paper - No : It only directed that no instrument of writing should be valid in law if not ...
... imposed . Why was the Stamp Act then so pernicious to freedom ? It did not enact , that every man in the colonies should buy a certain quantity of paper - No : It only directed that no instrument of writing should be valid in law if not ...
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INTRODUCTION | xi |
The Western Problem 176388 | xix |
The Crisis 17726 | xxxiii |
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