Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788, and the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... Britain , briefly consider'd , 1765 From Daniel Dulany's Considerations on the Propriety of imposing Taxes in the British Colonies . • Parliament , 1765 . 18 • by Act of . • 24 32 • 34 Resolutions of the Stamp Act Congress , 19 October ...
... Britain , briefly consider'd , 1765 From Daniel Dulany's Considerations on the Propriety of imposing Taxes in the British Colonies . • Parliament , 1765 . 18 • by Act of . • 24 32 • 34 Resolutions of the Stamp Act Congress , 19 October ...
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... Britain , and to strengthen such as existed . It was a part of the struggle between centralization and localism which runs through all modern history ; and not the least interesting phase were the attempted solutions through federalism ...
... Britain , and to strengthen such as existed . It was a part of the struggle between centralization and localism which runs through all modern history ; and not the least interesting phase were the attempted solutions through federalism ...
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... Britain face to face with other aspects of the Western problem , which are closely interwoven.1 ( b ) The problem of Indian v . Backwoodsman . Should the Indian hunting grounds be reserved for them in the interest of humanity and the ...
... Britain face to face with other aspects of the Western problem , which are closely interwoven.1 ( b ) The problem of Indian v . Backwoodsman . Should the Indian hunting grounds be reserved for them in the interest of humanity and the ...
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... Britain , a fact outrageous to mercantilism . As early as 1768 important people were saying that the West would never be of any use to England until Louisiana were annexed to it . If war had broken out with Spain in 1771 over the ...
... Britain , a fact outrageous to mercantilism . As early as 1768 important people were saying that the West would never be of any use to England until Louisiana were annexed to it . If war had broken out with Spain in 1771 over the ...
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... Britain had waged a terrible and relentless war against the backwoods settlements ; but most of these treaties it was unable to enforce . New forts were built on the Ohio , and in 1787 a detachment of the United States army moved down ...
... Britain had waged a terrible and relentless war against the backwoods settlements ; but most of these treaties it was unable to enforce . New forts were built on the Ohio , and in 1787 a detachment of the United States army moved down ...
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