The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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There was not , in fact , the same necessity for the modern conception of war as there is to - day , since the modern notion of neutrality with the rights and duties of neutrals which it involves was non - existent .
There was not , in fact , the same necessity for the modern conception of war as there is to - day , since the modern notion of neutrality with the rights and duties of neutrals which it involves was non - existent .
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Duties were imposed on sugar , molasses and rum imported into the continental colonies from foreign Plantations -five shillings a hundred - weight on sugar , sixpence a gallon on molasses and ninepence a gallon on rum .
Duties were imposed on sugar , molasses and rum imported into the continental colonies from foreign Plantations -five shillings a hundred - weight on sugar , sixpence a gallon on molasses and ninepence a gallon on rum .
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Such duties , however , must not be intended to raise a revenue . ... It will be seen that this position went just far enough to exclude Townshend's duties , and to appeal to moderate " patriots " who did not wish to go any further .
Such duties , however , must not be intended to raise a revenue . ... It will be seen that this position went just far enough to exclude Townshend's duties , and to appeal to moderate " patriots " who did not wish to go any further .
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1929 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 28 Nov 2006 |
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