Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788, and the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... establish- ment of new vice - admiralty courts . New duties - the ' Town- ( shend duties ' - were levied on certain British manufactures , land on tea , when entering the colonies . The moneys thus raised in the colonies , instead of ...
... establish- ment of new vice - admiralty courts . New duties - the ' Town- ( shend duties ' - were levied on certain British manufactures , land on tea , when entering the colonies . The moneys thus raised in the colonies , instead of ...
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... established the frontier as the central force in American history . The first essay , at least , should be read by every student of American history . For the facts in this Introduction I am chiefly indebted to C. W. Alvord , The ...
... established the frontier as the central force in American history . The first essay , at least , should be read by every student of American history . For the facts in this Introduction I am chiefly indebted to C. W. Alvord , The ...
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... established an almost continuous line of demarcation , considerably to the west of the line of 1763 , between the Indians ' hunting grounds and lands open to white settlement . This was done by a series of ' talks ' or conferences ...
... established an almost continuous line of demarcation , considerably to the west of the line of 1763 , between the Indians ' hunting grounds and lands open to white settlement . This was done by a series of ' talks ' or conferences ...
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Samuel Eliot Morison. Stanwix , 5 November 1768 , which established that part of the line through central New York and Pennsylvania . Most of this frontier line was actually surveyed and marked ; it was confirmed by the Crown , and ...
Samuel Eliot Morison. Stanwix , 5 November 1768 , which established that part of the line through central New York and Pennsylvania . Most of this frontier line was actually surveyed and marked ; it was confirmed by the Crown , and ...
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... established the New England principle of rectangular survey prior to sale , as well as those methods of survey and allotment which have since been fundamental in the land system of the United States . The range ' , the township ' six ...
... established the New England principle of rectangular survey prior to sale , as well as those methods of survey and allotment which have since been fundamental in the land system of the United States . The range ' , the township ' six ...
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