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 174
... secure what freedom they could . In 1639 the Earl of Warwick tried to find profit in these dis- sensions . He had bought up the Earl of Pembroke's derelict rights and with the aid of men from Bermuda and Providence was attempt- ing to ...
... secure what freedom they could . In 1639 the Earl of Warwick tried to find profit in these dis- sensions . He had bought up the Earl of Pembroke's derelict rights and with the aid of men from Bermuda and Providence was attempt- ing to ...
Page 381
... secure to the British West Indies the monopoly of the supply of sugar both to the American colonies and Great Britain . The same eagerness to secure a monopoly of the sugar market had long been a source of jealousy between the islands ...
... secure to the British West Indies the monopoly of the supply of sugar both to the American colonies and Great Britain . The same eagerness to secure a monopoly of the sugar market had long been a source of jealousy between the islands ...
Page 470
... secure the position , the deportation of some 6000 French settlers from Nova Scotia was soon deemed in- dispensable . Their firm refusal to transfer their allegiance to Britain portended a renewal of the insecurity and wholesale murder ...
... secure the position , the deportation of some 6000 French settlers from Nova Scotia was soon deemed in- dispensable . Their firm refusal to transfer their allegiance to Britain portended a renewal of the insecurity and wholesale murder ...
Contents
CHAPTER II | 22 |
The Newfoundland Fishery | 29 |
The Western Adventurers | 35 |
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