The Development of AmericaAmerican Book Company, 1936 - 772 pages |
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Page 133
... British government was controlled by merchants who were profiting at the expense of the colonists . By the middle of the eighteenth century , however , many British statesmen felt that the colonial policy should be further reformed ...
... British government was controlled by merchants who were profiting at the expense of the colonists . By the middle of the eighteenth century , however , many British statesmen felt that the colonial policy should be further reformed ...
Page 238
... British mercantile interests , and British statesmen were called upon to frame a policy which would maintain the British mercantile and naval supremacy . Following the battle of Trafalgar , in 1805 , Great Britain was in control of the ...
... British mercantile interests , and British statesmen were called upon to frame a policy which would maintain the British mercantile and naval supremacy . Following the battle of Trafalgar , in 1805 , Great Britain was in control of the ...
Page 239
... British marine , public and private , every year , and impressments by the British amounted to about 1,000 a year . Many of the former British sub- jects had become American citizens , and the United States therefore felt that it was ...
... British marine , public and private , every year , and impressments by the British amounted to about 1,000 a year . Many of the former British sub- jects had become American citizens , and the United States therefore felt that it was ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
Chronological Outline xi | 2 |
Europe and Neighboring Lands | 8 |
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