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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On the other hand , their adventurous and often aggrieved spirit greatly increased the difficulties of the early settlements , besides implanting the seeds of dissidence . But the British Empire was not the outcome of a vague swarming ...
On the other hand , their adventurous and often aggrieved spirit greatly increased the difficulties of the early settlements , besides implanting the seeds of dissidence . But the British Empire was not the outcome of a vague swarming ...
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Negro slaves in the same period increased from 41,970 to 70,000 , and then decreased . In Jamaica , between 1673 and 1764 , the numbers of whites rose from about 8500 to 26,000 . But in the same period , the black population increased ...
Negro slaves in the same period increased from 41,970 to 70,000 , and then decreased . In Jamaica , between 1673 and 1764 , the numbers of whites rose from about 8500 to 26,000 . But in the same period , the black population increased ...
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Increasing importance was attached to re - exports , the mercantilists setting particular value on the entrepôt trade in such commodities as ... Employment which did not lead to increased exports was not thought to be advantageous .
Increasing importance was attached to re - exports , the mercantilists setting particular value on the entrepôt trade in such commodities as ... Employment which did not lead to increased exports was not thought to be advantageous .
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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 | 12 Jun 2008 |
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