A History of the U.S.A.Macmillan, 1974 - 730 pages |
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... Colonies The English settlements , by contrast , generally prospered . A number of colonies had purely commercial origins , such as Virginia and the Carolinas , while others were founded from a mixture of piety and self - interest ...
... Colonies The English settlements , by contrast , generally prospered . A number of colonies had purely commercial origins , such as Virginia and the Carolinas , while others were founded from a mixture of piety and self - interest ...
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... colonies the soil was more fertile and easily cultivated , and livestock and horses were raised as well as grains , of which wheat was the most important . English restrictions upon American trade did not so much . stifle as divert it ...
... colonies the soil was more fertile and easily cultivated , and livestock and horses were raised as well as grains , of which wheat was the most important . English restrictions upon American trade did not so much . stifle as divert it ...
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... colonies , and helped to increase resentment against London measures . The press , offended by the Stamp Act and the Townshend Duties ( which levied a tax on paper ) , usually supported the patriots , and improved communications helped ...
... colonies , and helped to increase resentment against London measures . The press , offended by the Stamp Act and the Townshend Duties ( which levied a tax on paper ) , usually supported the patriots , and improved communications helped ...
Contents
The Colonial Legacy | 3 |
The Advance of Democracy | 39 |
The Civil War and Reconstruction | 114 |
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