The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 6John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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British and French had come into open collision in territory of which neither was in effective occupation , and force alone could decide their quarrel unless pacific tendencies at home were strong enough to restrain the local tendencies ...
British and French had come into open collision in territory of which neither was in effective occupation , and force alone could decide their quarrel unless pacific tendencies at home were strong enough to restrain the local tendencies ...
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divergent interests , devoid alike of effective military organisation and of an adequate executive . In Canada the Governor , if occasionally hampered by friction with the Intendant or the commanding officer of the troops from France ...
divergent interests , devoid alike of effective military organisation and of an adequate executive . In Canada the Governor , if occasionally hampered by friction with the Intendant or the commanding officer of the troops from France ...
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Provincial jealousies and the lack of effective machinery for raising troops or taxes were too much even for Pitt's inspiring exhortations , and performances lagged behind promises . The thirteen colonies had to be united before they ...
Provincial jealousies and the lack of effective machinery for raising troops or taxes were too much even for Pitt's inspiring exhortations , and performances lagged behind promises . The thirteen colonies had to be united before they ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Cordillera | 7 |
Relations of the Aborigines to the Settlers | 13 |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 6 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 California |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2009 |
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