The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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Page 195
... attack the Trade first . It was the easier part of their gigantic task . Public opinion might be convinced that slavery was a necessity in the West Indies and yet be persuaded that it could con- tinue to exist by means of natural ...
... attack the Trade first . It was the easier part of their gigantic task . Public opinion might be convinced that slavery was a necessity in the West Indies and yet be persuaded that it could con- tinue to exist by means of natural ...
Page 650
... attack by their unrelenting and powerful opponents led by the West Indian Com- mittee . The information supplied by Robert Thorpe about the deficiencies of the colony was pointed by his venomous pen in many pamphlets and letters to the ...
... attack by their unrelenting and powerful opponents led by the West Indian Com- mittee . The information supplied by Robert Thorpe about the deficiencies of the colony was pointed by his venomous pen in many pamphlets and letters to the ...
Page 808
... attack British trade or territory as Britain was to defend them . The Tories , who were in power at the end of the war period , decided that the peace - time garrisons for the colonies should consist of 48,000 men distributed chiefly ...
... attack British trade or territory as Britain was to defend them . The Tories , who were in power at the end of the war period , decided that the peace - time garrisons for the colonies should consist of 48,000 men distributed chiefly ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Loyalists and Canada | 9 |
Rivalry with the Dutch | 15 |
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