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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Page 56
... hands of his partners , the Hawkinses , of Plymouth . John Hawkins , who was ordered to call and report on the prospects of the colony on his return from his second voyage , found that the second batch of French colonists , who had been ...
... hands of his partners , the Hawkinses , of Plymouth . John Hawkins , who was ordered to call and report on the prospects of the colony on his return from his second voyage , found that the second batch of French colonists , who had been ...
Page 232
... hands until the reign of Charles II . No steps , however , were taken to supplant the French settlers , the motive of the New Englanders being simply to control the fisheries and timber trade of the coastline . Jamaica occupied a larger ...
... hands until the reign of Charles II . No steps , however , were taken to supplant the French settlers , the motive of the New Englanders being simply to control the fisheries and timber trade of the coastline . Jamaica occupied a larger ...
Page 405
... hands . Each had a governor , council , and Assembly ; each was making its own laws with the approval of its proprietor ; and each was subject , within certain limits , to proprietary supervision and control . The Crown , on taking over ...
... hands . Each had a governor , council , and Assembly ; each was making its own laws with the approval of its proprietor ; and each was subject , within certain limits , to proprietary supervision and control . The Crown , on taking over ...
Contents
CHAPTER II | 22 |
The Newfoundland Fishery | 29 |
The Western Adventurers | 35 |
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