Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788, and the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... regulation , as in the Revenue Act ; and it touched the pride or interest of all classes in every colony , save Nova Scotia , which showed an abnormal docility . Virginia led off with Henry's speech ( of which ascending versions have ...
... regulation , as in the Revenue Act ; and it touched the pride or interest of all classes in every colony , save Nova Scotia , which showed an abnormal docility . Virginia led off with Henry's speech ( of which ascending versions have ...
Page xv
... regulations regarding colonial trade , navigation , and manufactures were in force in 1769 . The newer regulations ( p . 81 , note ) were probably necessary to prevent the systematic smuggling that had sprung up since 1 See Channing ...
... regulations regarding colonial trade , navigation , and manufactures were in force in 1769 . The newer regulations ( p . 81 , note ) were probably necessary to prevent the systematic smuggling that had sprung up since 1 See Channing ...
Page xvi
Samuel Eliot Morison. 1764. These regulations , in view of the problems of the present Federal Government with illicit trade , were remark- ably successful ; but they bore with excessive severity on the merchants and shipowners of the ...
Samuel Eliot Morison. 1764. These regulations , in view of the problems of the present Federal Government with illicit trade , were remark- ably successful ; but they bore with excessive severity on the merchants and shipowners of the ...
Page xvii
... regulations ; prosperity returned ; and by the end of 1770 there was apparently a complete reconciliation between England and the colonies - except in Boston . II . The Western Problem , 1763-88.2 The Western problem , the problem of ...
... regulations ; prosperity returned ; and by the end of 1770 there was apparently a complete reconciliation between England and the colonies - except in Boston . II . The Western Problem , 1763-88.2 The Western problem , the problem of ...
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... regulations for traders , and the repeal of all conflicting colonial laws . It suggested that only the Crown - not the colonial authorities - be permitted to acquire land from the Indians . As the enforcement of this plan was expected ...
... regulations for traders , and the repeal of all conflicting colonial laws . It suggested that only the Crown - not the colonial authorities - be permitted to acquire land from the Indians . As the enforcement of this plan was expected ...
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