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 153
... once it was in being , it followed that in all conquered territories the initial form in which local sovereignty happened to be established became at once rigid and definitive , unless and until the authority of Parliament was invoked ...
... once it was in being , it followed that in all conquered territories the initial form in which local sovereignty happened to be established became at once rigid and definitive , unless and until the authority of Parliament was invoked ...
Page 213
... once more his customary resolution , he was forced to abandon it by the news of an impending resumption of hostilities . " You can conceive " , he wrote to Babington , " what would be said by Lord Hawkesbury and Co. if I were to propose ...
... once more his customary resolution , he was forced to abandon it by the news of an impending resumption of hostilities . " You can conceive " , he wrote to Babington , " what would be said by Lord Hawkesbury and Co. if I were to propose ...
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... once ; but in January 1848 , when a newly elected House of Assembly passed a vote of no confidence in the existing Council , the Council promptly_resigned , and Harvey thereupon called on J. B. Uniacke , once a Tory but now leader of ...
... once ; but in January 1848 , when a newly elected House of Assembly passed a vote of no confidence in the existing Council , the Council promptly_resigned , and Harvey thereupon called on J. B. Uniacke , once a Tory but now leader of ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Loyalists and Canada | 9 |
Rivalry with the Dutch | 15 |
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