Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788: And the Formation of the Federal Constitution |
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... possessed of personal property only , chuse no representatives ; Manchester , Birmingham , and many more of our richest and most flourishing trading towns send no members to Parliament , consequently cannot consent by their ...
... possessed of personal property only , chuse no representatives ; Manchester , Birmingham , and many more of our richest and most flourishing trading towns send no members to Parliament , consequently cannot consent by their ...
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... possessed of this right , why should it be exercised with more delicacy in America than it has ever been even in Great Britain itself ? If on the other hand , they have no such right , sure it is below the dignity as well as justice of ...
... possessed of this right , why should it be exercised with more delicacy in America than it has ever been even in Great Britain itself ? If on the other hand , they have no such right , sure it is below the dignity as well as justice of ...
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... possessing less power , are now able to withstand the power of the Crown - if that House of Commons , which has been ... possessed of any thing that might enable me to elucidate this great subject . I am not free from suspicion : I am ...
... possessing less power , are now able to withstand the power of the Crown - if that House of Commons , which has been ... possessed of any thing that might enable me to elucidate this great subject . I am not free from suspicion : I am ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | xi |
The Western Problem 176388 | xix |
The Crisis 17726 | xxxiii |
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