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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... hand and Nicholas on the other was swiftly placed beyond dispute . How was the integrity of Turkey to be preserved ? The strongest force in shaping British policy was at this time Palmerston , while in France the King could at least ...
... hand and Nicholas on the other was swiftly placed beyond dispute . How was the integrity of Turkey to be preserved ? The strongest force in shaping British policy was at this time Palmerston , while in France the King could at least ...
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... hand in hand with greater opportunities overseas . By 1850 the aftermath of the Napoleonic war had been removed , and social England was in better state than at any time since 1815. Chartism had burnt itself out . The hand- workers had ...
... hand in hand with greater opportunities overseas . By 1850 the aftermath of the Napoleonic war had been removed , and social England was in better state than at any time since 1815. Chartism had burnt itself out . The hand- workers had ...
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... hand , they discouraged the negroes from putting forward unreason- able and extortionate demands . The rate of wages ... hand , if wages fell below a certain level it paid the negro better to withdraw altogether from estate labour ...
... hand , they discouraged the negroes from putting forward unreason- able and extortionate demands . The rate of wages ... hand , if wages fell below a certain level it paid the negro better to withdraw altogether from estate labour ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Loyalists and Canada | 9 |
Rivalry with the Dutch | 15 |
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