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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... fact that the military events were likely to tell in England's favour . His conduct towards Frederick cannot be entirely defended either as moral or as expedient . The operations in Germany , in fact , gave Bute a valuable lever in ...
... fact that the military events were likely to tell in England's favour . His conduct towards Frederick cannot be entirely defended either as moral or as expedient . The operations in Germany , in fact , gave Bute a valuable lever in ...
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... fact that in the years following the Peace of Utrecht it was becoming more and more difficult to maintain that commercial equilibrium in the colonies which mercantilist principles demanded . The northern colonies were not responding to ...
... fact that in the years following the Peace of Utrecht it was becoming more and more difficult to maintain that commercial equilibrium in the colonies which mercantilist principles demanded . The northern colonies were not responding to ...
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... fact , it was estimated that all the British islands taken together could not supply two - thirds of the quantity required by Rhode Island alone . There were upwards of thirty distilleries engaged in making rum . At the ruling price ...
... fact , it was estimated that all the British islands taken together could not supply two - thirds of the quantity required by Rhode Island alone . There were upwards of thirty distilleries engaged in making rum . At the ruling price ...
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