Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788: And the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... proper share in the war ( below , p . 21 ) .1 The colonists not only denied this , but asserted that they were pulling more than their own weight in imperial taxation ( pp . 28-9 , 33 ) , and that the fruits of victory were imperial ...
... proper share in the war ( below , p . 21 ) .1 The colonists not only denied this , but asserted that they were pulling more than their own weight in imperial taxation ( pp . 28-9 , 33 ) , and that the fruits of victory were imperial ...
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... proper to require some assistance from our colonies , to preserve to themselves their present safety , than when this country is almost undone by procuring it ? Can any time be more proper to impose some tax upon their trade , than when ...
... proper to require some assistance from our colonies , to preserve to themselves their present safety , than when this country is almost undone by procuring it ? Can any time be more proper to impose some tax upon their trade , than when ...
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... proper question here . Suppose the paper on your table dropped from one of the planets ; the people found it , and sent us here to consider whether it was proper for their adoption . Must we not obey them ? Then the question must be ...
... proper question here . Suppose the paper on your table dropped from one of the planets ; the people found it , and sent us here to consider whether it was proper for their adoption . Must we not obey them ? Then the question must be ...
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