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 66
... complete ruin to our credit " , and that the landing of 15,000 French from a superior fleet in Jamaica would be a greater disaster than in the British Isles . Equally significant were the instructions of Portland and Dundas to ...
... complete ruin to our credit " , and that the landing of 15,000 French from a superior fleet in Jamaica would be a greater disaster than in the British Isles . Equally significant were the instructions of Portland and Dundas to ...
Page 299
... complete control of local finance . And Lord Howick , Parliamentary Under - Secretary for the Colonies , speaking in the House of Commons , 18 February 1831 , advised the Imperial Government to avoid vexatious interference with the ...
... complete control of local finance . And Lord Howick , Parliamentary Under - Secretary for the Colonies , speaking in the House of Commons , 18 February 1831 , advised the Imperial Government to avoid vexatious interference with the ...
Page 496
... complete freedom was deferred until 1 April 1839 . The new state of society involved very comprehensive changes in the legal and social institutions of the colonies . Many laws in force under slavery had to be repealed or modified ...
... complete freedom was deferred until 1 April 1839 . The new state of society involved very comprehensive changes in the legal and social institutions of the colonies . Many laws in force under slavery had to be repealed or modified ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Loyalists and Canada | 9 |
Rivalry with the Dutch | 15 |
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