The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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Their real grievance was bound up with the checks that were imposed on their very important trade with the United States . From 1794 to 1806 a very considerable volume of trade , at times of an illicit character , was carried on between ...
Their real grievance was bound up with the checks that were imposed on their very important trade with the United States . From 1794 to 1806 a very considerable volume of trade , at times of an illicit character , was carried on between ...
Page 482
However , despite low prices , coffee continued to be a secondary crop of considerable importance in Jamaica , and also in British Guiana and Dominica , until after the emancipation of the slaves . The remaining products of the West ...
However , despite low prices , coffee continued to be a secondary crop of considerable importance in Jamaica , and also in British Guiana and Dominica , until after the emancipation of the slaves . The remaining products of the West ...
Page 494
These sums were only partially available for investment in improvements such as steam engines , new machinery , etc. , which were urgently needed in order to economise labour , for a considerable proportion of the compensation money ...
These sums were only partially available for investment in improvements such as steam engines , new machinery , etc. , which were urgently needed in order to economise labour , for a considerable proportion of the compensation money ...
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2 Legal classics library The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Arthur Percival Newton World constitutions illustrated |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1929 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2009 |
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