Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788, and the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... passed the Stamp Act.1 This law extended to the colonies , where social conditions made stamp duties particularly onerous , 2 a system long prevalent in England . Stamp duties , in sterling , were required on all legal documents , on ...
... passed the Stamp Act.1 This law extended to the colonies , where social conditions made stamp duties particularly onerous , 2 a system long prevalent in England . Stamp duties , in sterling , were required on all legal documents , on ...
Page xv
... passed , declaring that King and Parliament ' have full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies in all cases whatsoever ' . This was barely noticed in the colonies , and the ...
... passed , declaring that King and Parliament ' have full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies in all cases whatsoever ' . This was barely noticed in the colonies , and the ...
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... passed the mountains ; and the force behind it was irresistible . At the same time , Governor Dunmore of Virginia , in col- lusion with various patriots who were soon to deprive him of his livelihood , was recklessly making grants of ...
... passed the mountains ; and the force behind it was irresistible . At the same time , Governor Dunmore of Virginia , in col- lusion with various patriots who were soon to deprive him of his livelihood , was recklessly making grants of ...
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... passed two important ordinances , which not only founded a national land system , but bridged the gap between wilderness and statehood , left open by the Resolution of 10 October 1780 . 6 The Ordinance of 20 May 17851 ( p . 204 ) ...
... passed two important ordinances , which not only founded a national land system , but bridged the gap between wilderness and statehood , left open by the Resolution of 10 October 1780 . 6 The Ordinance of 20 May 17851 ( p . 204 ) ...
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... passed by the Congress on 14 October 1774 ( p . 118 ) were a compromise between the radical and the conservative delegates . They were followed by the Association ( p . 122 ) , a scheme of commercial retalia- tion to go into effect if ...
... passed by the Congress on 14 October 1774 ( p . 118 ) were a compromise between the radical and the conservative delegates . They were followed by the Association ( p . 122 ) , a scheme of commercial retalia- tion to go into effect if ...
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