The Development of AmericaAmerican Book Company, 1936 - 772 pages |
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Page 79
... colonies . It should be re- membered , too , that the colonies had a precedent for bicameral govern- ment , since the Parliament in England was made up of two houses . Relations Between America and England in the Struggle for Self ...
... colonies . It should be re- membered , too , that the colonies had a precedent for bicameral govern- ment , since the Parliament in England was made up of two houses . Relations Between America and England in the Struggle for Self ...
Page 130
... colonies were expected to make a very definite contribu- tion . The colonies had the following functions : ( 1 ) to produce articles which could not be produced at home , and which the mother country would have to buy from other powers ...
... colonies were expected to make a very definite contribu- tion . The colonies had the following functions : ( 1 ) to produce articles which could not be produced at home , and which the mother country would have to buy from other powers ...
Page 139
... colonies . This difficult task was to be performed by Charles Townshend , the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer . The American leaders had made a distinction between an internal tax - one which was collected within the colonies— and an ...
... colonies . This difficult task was to be performed by Charles Townshend , the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer . The American leaders had made a distinction between an internal tax - one which was collected within the colonies— and an ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
Chronological Outline xi | 2 |
Europe and Neighboring Lands | 8 |
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