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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 49
Page 496
... Choiseul answered by accepting the basis of the French and British ultimatums , but demanding the restoration of Martinique . This provoked hot dis- cussion in the British Cabinet , but Newcastle finally induced Bute to lower his terms ...
... Choiseul answered by accepting the basis of the French and British ultimatums , but demanding the restoration of Martinique . This provoked hot dis- cussion in the British Cabinet , but Newcastle finally induced Bute to lower his terms ...
Page 688
... Choiseul endeavoured to develop France's possessions overseas by substituting colonisation by bureau for colonisation by companies . The Compagnie des Indes , which was practically bankrupt , 2 was suppressed , and the settlements made ...
... Choiseul endeavoured to develop France's possessions overseas by substituting colonisation by bureau for colonisation by companies . The Compagnie des Indes , which was practically bankrupt , 2 was suppressed , and the settlements made ...
Page 692
... Choiseul , almost caused a rupture with Portugal by delay in restoring Sacramento , complaints as to contra- band trade with Buenos Aires and Paraguay , and disputes as to the limits of the two colonies . The Marquis de Pombal , the ...
... Choiseul , almost caused a rupture with Portugal by delay in restoring Sacramento , complaints as to contra- band trade with Buenos Aires and Paraguay , and disputes as to the limits of the two colonies . The Marquis de Pombal , the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Admiralty Africa alliance America appointed Asiento Assembly attack Barbados Board of Trade Britain British Canada capture Carolina Charles charter CHBE Choiseul claims coast colonies colonists commerce Company courts Crown declared defence Dutch duties eighteenth century Empire England English Englishmen established Europe export favour fisheries fleet force foreign France French George George III Government governor grant Hist Ibid imperial important Indian instructions interest islands Jamaica King King's land Leeward Islands London Lord Louis Massachusetts ment mercantilist merchants ministers Minorca mother country naval Navigation Navigation Acts Navy negotiations neutral Newfoundland North organised Parliament peace Pitt Plantations planters political ports Portugal Portuguese Protestant province Prussia royal Royal African Company sailed sea power secure sent seqq settlement settlers Shelburne ships slaves South Carolina South Sea Company Spain Spaniards Spanish success sugar tion treaty troops Virginia voyage Walpole West Indies William York
Bibliographic information
| 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 | 12 Jun 2008 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |