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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... result . In the view of contemporary merchants and statesmen , the shortage of bullion ranked with the decline in profits of the sugar industry as a cause of eighteenth - century distress . The planters saw their remedy in new ...
... result . In the view of contemporary merchants and statesmen , the shortage of bullion ranked with the decline in profits of the sugar industry as a cause of eighteenth - century distress . The planters saw their remedy in new ...
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... result , wishing to make a permanent alliance instead of a plâtrée peace . Viry certainly thought , and Choiseul sometimes admitted , that Bute had acted up to his professions . The aim was in itself a high and noble one and worthy of a ...
... result , wishing to make a permanent alliance instead of a plâtrée peace . Viry certainly thought , and Choiseul sometimes admitted , that Bute had acted up to his professions . The aim was in itself a high and noble one and worthy of a ...
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... result was little better than stalemate . The com- bined naval and military triumphs of the Seven Years ' War ... Results of British Naval Supremacy.
... result was little better than stalemate . The com- bined naval and military triumphs of the Seven Years ' War ... Results of British Naval Supremacy.
Contents
CHAPTER II | 22 |
The Newfoundland Fishery | 29 |
The Western Adventurers | 35 |
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