Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788: And the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... adopted . The failure and repeal of the Stamp Act meant the adjourn- ment of any real effort to solve the Western problem , which at this point diverges from those of colonial relations and taxation . The Rockingham ministry let it lie ...
... adopted . The failure and repeal of the Stamp Act meant the adjourn- ment of any real effort to solve the Western problem , which at this point diverges from those of colonial relations and taxation . The Rockingham ministry let it lie ...
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... adopted . It is not binding on the people until it becomes their act . It is now submitted to the people of Virginia . If we do not adopt it , it will be always null and void as to us . Suppose it was found to be proper for our adoption ...
... adopted . It is not binding on the people until it becomes their act . It is now submitted to the people of Virginia . If we do not adopt it , it will be always null and void as to us . Suppose it was found to be proper for our adoption ...
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... adopted the same amendments , or whether , like Massa- chusetts , she should ratify the Constitution as it stood , and at the same time recommend that certain amendments be adopted by the Constitutional mode . of America , the extreme ...
... adopted the same amendments , or whether , like Massa- chusetts , she should ratify the Constitution as it stood , and at the same time recommend that certain amendments be adopted by the Constitutional mode . of America , the extreme ...
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Soame Jenynss Objections to the Taxation of our American | 18 |
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