The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1940 - Commonwealth countries |
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... planters or associated with the planting interest . Most of the judges in important civil courts were men devoid of legal training . Litigation was slow , uncertain and exceedingly costly . In most of the colonies the chief method of ...
... planters or associated with the planting interest . Most of the judges in important civil courts were men devoid of legal training . Litigation was slow , uncertain and exceedingly costly . In most of the colonies the chief method of ...
Page 505
... planters belonged . Most of the missionaries were Dis- senters and they carried some of the bitterness of religious differences at home into their work in the colonies . Though their feud with the planters was mainly based on ...
... planters belonged . Most of the missionaries were Dis- senters and they carried some of the bitterness of religious differences at home into their work in the colonies . Though their feud with the planters was mainly based on ...
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... planters and some by English joint- stock companies . Many of the men who bought plantations in the early days remained , and there were always Englishmen coming out as private planters working 100 to 200 acres . But as most private ...
... planters and some by English joint- stock companies . Many of the men who bought plantations in the early days remained , and there were always Englishmen coming out as private planters working 100 to 200 acres . But as most private ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 1 |
The Conflict with Revolutionary France 17931802 | 36 |
The Struggle with Napoleon 18031815 | 83 |
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