Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788, and the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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Page xii
... adopting a priori standards of what the colonies should have done ; but they have at least shown that some did very much more than others , and that several had almost to be bribed to defend themselves . 2 Franklin's letter of 7 January ...
... adopting a priori standards of what the colonies should have done ; but they have at least shown that some did very much more than others , and that several had almost to be bribed to defend themselves . 2 Franklin's letter of 7 January ...
Page xiv
... adopted a more reasoned and moderate set of resolves than Henry's ( p . 32 ) . ' No taxation without repre- sentation ' was the cry . But were the colonies not ' virtually ' represented in Parliament ? Had a colonial government any ...
... adopted a more reasoned and moderate set of resolves than Henry's ( p . 32 ) . ' No taxation without repre- sentation ' was the cry . But were the colonies not ' virtually ' represented in Parliament ? Had a colonial government any ...
Page xxi
... 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 ...
Page xxiii
... adopting their demands as to scalp bounties ( p . 13 ) . The Pennsylvania frontiersmen joined the revolutionary move- ment in order to democratize Pennsylvania ( in which they succeeded - see pp . 162-76 ) , as well as to obtain freedom ...
... adopting their demands as to scalp bounties ( p . 13 ) . The Pennsylvania frontiersmen joined the revolutionary move- ment in order to democratize Pennsylvania ( in which they succeeded - see pp . 162-76 ) , as well as to obtain freedom ...
Page xxvi
... adopted by the Grafton ministry . Colonial governors were instructed by the Crown to enforce it , and the promoters of Western colonies remained unsatisfied . Even the Vandalia Company , skilfully promoted by Franklin , and by such ...
... adopted by the Grafton ministry . Colonial governors were instructed by the Crown to enforce it , and the promoters of Western colonies remained unsatisfied . Even the Vandalia Company , skilfully promoted by Franklin , and by such ...
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