A Compendium of the History of the United States: From the Earliest Settlements to 1872E. J. Hale, 1875 - 513 pages |
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Page 112
... operation in all measures calculated to promote the prosperity of the colony . Harmony did not long con- tinue . At the next session the Assembly , persisting in its refusal to raise a revenue for a longer period than one year , was ...
... operation in all measures calculated to promote the prosperity of the colony . Harmony did not long con- tinue . At the next session the Assembly , persisting in its refusal to raise a revenue for a longer period than one year , was ...
Page 124
... operations roused the New England colonies to make an effort to subjugate all the French possessions north of them . And finding that the strong fortress of Louisbourg , on the island of Cape Breton , was used as a hiding - place for ...
... operations roused the New England colonies to make an effort to subjugate all the French possessions north of them . And finding that the strong fortress of Louisbourg , on the island of Cape Breton , was used as a hiding - place for ...
Page 162
... operation . This proposition was seconded by South Carolina . On the first Tuesday of October , 1765 , the proposed convention of deputies or delegates from several of the colonies met at New York , to take into con- sideration the ...
... operation . This proposition was seconded by South Carolina . On the first Tuesday of October , 1765 , the proposed convention of deputies or delegates from several of the colonies met at New York , to take into con- sideration the ...
Page 164
... operation in obtaining a redress of grievances . The language of this circular gave great offence to the British ministry . The Gover- nor of Massachusetts was instructed to require the General Court to rescind the resolution . They ...
... operation in obtaining a redress of grievances . The language of this circular gave great offence to the British ministry . The Gover- nor of Massachusetts was instructed to require the General Court to rescind the resolution . They ...
Page 167
... operation , was the object aimed at by the call for a Congress of all the colonies . The appeal of Vir- ginia was responded to by the colonies generally , and on the 5th of September a convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen ...
... operation , was the object aimed at by the call for a Congress of all the colonies . The appeal of Vir- ginia was responded to by the colonies generally , and on the 5th of September a convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen ...
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