The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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It is probably the truth to say that down to the time of Vattel ( 1758 ) there was no necessity re- cognised for effective possession in order to give a title by occupation . But in this matter , as in many others , States laid the ...
It is probably the truth to say that down to the time of Vattel ( 1758 ) there was no necessity re- cognised for effective possession in order to give a title by occupation . But in this matter , as in many others , States laid the ...
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Thus the possession of the whole continent of North America assured us an abundance of population and com- merce and therefore of sailors and of ships .
Thus the possession of the whole continent of North America assured us an abundance of population and com- merce and therefore of sailors and of ships .
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He took possession of the country from the Ohio to the sea and Rio Grande and named it Louisiana after his king , Louis XIV . He based his title to this great expanse of territory on discovery , claiming to have been the first European ...
He took possession of the country from the Ohio to the sea and Rio Grande and named it Louisiana after his king , Louis XIV . He based his title to this great expanse of territory on discovery , claiming to have been the first European ...
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Arthur Percival Newton |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1929 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 5 Mar 2009 |
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