Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788, and the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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Page xxv
... object . It was undoubtedly true that the Western problem could never be settled in its 1 See below , p . 69 , n . The Vandalia Company , however , was willing to support the entire charges of civil government in its territory . 2 B. W. ...
... object . It was undoubtedly true that the Western problem could never be settled in its 1 See below , p . 69 , n . The Vandalia Company , however , was willing to support the entire charges of civil government in its territory . 2 B. W. ...
Page xxviii
... object in the peace negotiations . The American commissioners stood out for the Mississippi boundary , and obtained it so far as 1 P. C. Phillips , The West in the Diplomacy of the American Revolution ( University of Illinois , 1912 ) ...
... object in the peace negotiations . The American commissioners stood out for the Mississippi boundary , and obtained it so far as 1 P. C. Phillips , The West in the Diplomacy of the American Revolution ( University of Illinois , 1912 ) ...
Page xlii
... object to nationalism as such ; indeed , their plan contained one of the strongest clauses in the Constitution ( Art . VI , ยง 2 ) ; but they did object to losing the equality of representation they enjoyed in the Confederation . After ...
... object to nationalism as such ; indeed , their plan contained one of the strongest clauses in the Constitution ( Art . VI , ยง 2 ) ; but they did object to losing the equality of representation they enjoyed in the Confederation . After ...
Page 40
... objects of parliamentary institutions ; but for the single purpose of levying money upon us . This I call an innovation ; and a most dangerous innovation . It may perhaps be objected that Great Britain has a right to lay what duties she ...
... objects of parliamentary institutions ; but for the single purpose of levying money upon us . This I call an innovation ; and a most dangerous innovation . It may perhaps be objected that Great Britain has a right to lay what duties she ...
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... objects of it were , the securing to herself the rich tracts of land on the back of these colonies , with the Indian trade ; and Nova Scotia , with the fishery . These and much more , has that kingdom gained ; but the inferior animals ...
... objects of it were , the securing to herself the rich tracts of land on the back of these colonies , with the Indian trade ; and Nova Scotia , with the fishery . These and much more , has that kingdom gained ; but the inferior animals ...
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