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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... important minor change in their character ; but as yet no more . The major change was , of course , the almost unbelievable expansion of the export of cotton goods- from an average of only some hundreds of thousands of pounds in the ...
... important minor change in their character ; but as yet no more . The major change was , of course , the almost unbelievable expansion of the export of cotton goods- from an average of only some hundreds of thousands of pounds in the ...
Page 275
... important and consequently international affairs hold the centre of the stage after the close of the great wars . Fortunately some of her ablest statesmen held the seals of the Foreign Office from 1815 to 1837 and did their work so well ...
... important and consequently international affairs hold the centre of the stage after the close of the great wars . Fortunately some of her ablest statesmen held the seals of the Foreign Office from 1815 to 1837 and did their work so well ...
Page 278
... important in the economy of the Empire , but their prosperity and importance were on the wane . On the African side of the South Atlantic , the island of St Helena , which for a century and a half had been a port of call for the ships ...
... important in the economy of the Empire , but their prosperity and importance were on the wane . On the African side of the South Atlantic , the island of St Helena , which for a century and a half had been a port of call for the ships ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Loyalists and Canada | 9 |
Rivalry with the Dutch | 15 |
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