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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... factories and abolish slavery at home . But they saw more readily that the protection which was necessary for women and children in factories was also necessary for families of emigrants . The Factory Act of 1802 is the beginning of a ...
... factories and abolish slavery at home . But they saw more readily that the protection which was necessary for women and children in factories was also necessary for families of emigrants . The Factory Act of 1802 is the beginning of a ...
Page 602
... factory at Singapore . M. Elont warmly opposed this proposal , on the grounds that the British claim to Singapore was invalid . Canning suggested other arrange- ments , and at this stage did not insist on the British retention of ...
... factory at Singapore . M. Elont warmly opposed this proposal , on the grounds that the British claim to Singapore was invalid . Canning suggested other arrange- ments , and at this stage did not insist on the British retention of ...
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... factories established in Guadeloupe and Martinique was by no means conclusive in their favour . It was not until 1874 that the first central factory to be constructed in a British sugar colony was opened in St Lucia . Although from 1845 ...
... factories established in Guadeloupe and Martinique was by no means conclusive in their favour . It was not until 1874 that the first central factory to be constructed in a British sugar colony was opened in St Lucia . Although from 1845 ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Loyalists and Canada | 9 |
Rivalry with the Dutch | 15 |
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