Rule and Misrule of the English in AmericaHarper & Brothers, 1851 - 379 halaman This book analyzes the actions of the British government upon the colonial governments of America, including Canada, Quebec, and others. The author discusses the various troubles, overall restlessness, and effectiveness of the British response to such. |
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... hands , they could delegate as little or as much as they thought expedient to an executive . Authority was not demanded , it was conceded . Every indi- vidual had a strong personal interest . It depended solely upon himself and his own ...
... hands , they could delegate as little or as much as they thought expedient to an executive . Authority was not demanded , it was conceded . Every indi- vidual had a strong personal interest . It depended solely upon himself and his own ...
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... and they were many and most important , which were purely acci- dental , the mere offspring of chance , a work of the hand of Providence . CHAPTER II . The Reformation - Different Conduct of the THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA . 19.
... and they were many and most important , which were purely acci- dental , the mere offspring of chance , a work of the hand of Providence . CHAPTER II . The Reformation - Different Conduct of the THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA . 19.
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... hand of nature ! The air was said to be pure and salubrious , the country pleasant and delightful , full of goodly forests , fair valleys , and fertile plains , abounding in vines , chest- nuts , walnuts , and many other kinds of fruit ...
... hand of nature ! The air was said to be pure and salubrious , the country pleasant and delightful , full of goodly forests , fair valleys , and fertile plains , abounding in vines , chest- nuts , walnuts , and many other kinds of fruit ...
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... hand , and as a useful instru- ment of mischief on the other . Though many others were equally audacious , and far more eloquent and learned , their names have not survived their own generation . To his station alone is he indebted for ...
... hand , and as a useful instru- ment of mischief on the other . Though many others were equally audacious , and far more eloquent and learned , their names have not survived their own generation . To his station alone is he indebted for ...
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... hands . The moment the union for common defense was dissolved by reposé , one great in- centive to fanaticism was destroyed . Their vanity was no longer flattered by the sympathy of a crowd who had regarded them as martyrs ; and their ...
... hands . The moment the union for common defense was dissolved by reposé , one great in- centive to fanaticism was destroyed . Their vanity was no longer flattered by the sympathy of a crowd who had regarded them as martyrs ; and their ...
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