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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... regarded throughout the eighteenth century as vital to the prosperity of their European possessors . It is not ... regarded as essential to that of Britain , the maintenance of slavery and of the trade which fed it were regarded as ...
... regarded throughout the eighteenth century as vital to the prosperity of their European possessors . It is not ... regarded as essential to that of Britain , the maintenance of slavery and of the trade which fed it were regarded as ...
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... regarded as essentially " a mixed form of government " , duly combining the monarchical , aristocratic and democratic elements . The loss of the thirteen colonies proved to the Whig - Tory mind the danger of an excess of democracy , and ...
... regarded as essentially " a mixed form of government " , duly combining the monarchical , aristocratic and democratic elements . The loss of the thirteen colonies proved to the Whig - Tory mind the danger of an excess of democracy , and ...
Page 356
... regarded as an unscrupulous intriguer , and neither at home nor in the colony did his friends treat the authorities with tact or respect . On the other hand , the Government might fairly be blamed for vacillation and pedantry and for ...
... regarded as an unscrupulous intriguer , and neither at home nor in the colony did his friends treat the authorities with tact or respect . On the other hand , the Government might fairly be blamed for vacillation and pedantry and for ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Loyalists and Canada | 9 |
Rivalry with the Dutch | 15 |
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