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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 80
Page 296
... given a governmental system suited to freemen . This became imperative after the Imperial Government in 1831 had adopted a land and emigration policy peculiarly adapted to the needs of Australia . But the stigma of transportation had to ...
... given a governmental system suited to freemen . This became imperative after the Imperial Government in 1831 had adopted a land and emigration policy peculiarly adapted to the needs of Australia . But the stigma of transportation had to ...
Page 304
... given too much power and too high salaries , and that many of them were absentees . All these charges had some foundation . After the Napoleonic wars a number of generals had to be given appoint- ments and the colonies offered ...
... given too much power and too high salaries , and that many of them were absentees . All these charges had some foundation . After the Napoleonic wars a number of generals had to be given appoint- ments and the colonies offered ...
Page 561
... given assurances that they did not intend to interfere with the proceedings of the French in Mexico , 1 where the Archduke Maximilian had at last accepted the crown , the failure of French policy in the New World was hardly less evident ...
... given assurances that they did not intend to interfere with the proceedings of the French in Mexico , 1 where the Archduke Maximilian had at last accepted the crown , the failure of French policy in the New World was hardly less evident ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Loyalists and Canada | 9 |
Rivalry with the Dutch | 15 |
158 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
abolition administration Africa American Assembly Australia Barbados Britain British Government British Guiana Canada Canadian Cape capital century Ceylon coast Colonial Office colonists commercial Committee Company constitution convicts cotton Council Court Crown declared defence despatch Dundas Dutch duties East India economic emigration Empire England English established estates European export favour force foreign France French Governor Grey Hansard Ibid immigration imperial important increased India industry interest island Jamaica labour land Legislative legislatures London Lord Malta Mauritius ment merchants Ministers mother country Napoleon native naval negroes neutral North Order-in-Council Palmerston Parl Parliament peace Pitt planters political population ports principle Raffles railway reform Report Russell Russia Secretary secure self-government seqq settlement ships Sierra Leone slave trade slavery South Wales Spain St Lucia sugar supply territory tion transportation treaty Trinidad troops United United Kingdom West Indian West Indies Wilberforce Zealand