Words that Made American History: Colonial times to the 1870'sRichard Nelson Current, John Arthur Garraty Little, Brown, 1965 - United States [1] Colonial times to the 1870's.--[2] Since the Civil War. |
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... colonies . The others considered it inexpedient , and eventually it disappeared from the list of American demands . The most often quoted of Otis ' pamphlets was The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved ( 1764 ) , which he ...
... colonies . The others considered it inexpedient , and eventually it disappeared from the list of American demands . The most often quoted of Otis ' pamphlets was The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved ( 1764 ) , which he ...
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... colonies . By the first is meant a tax on trade , by the latter a tax on land , and the things on it . A tax on trade is either a tax of every man in the province , or ' tis not . If tis not a tax on the whole , tis unequal and unjust ...
... colonies . By the first is meant a tax on trade , by the latter a tax on land , and the things on it . A tax on trade is either a tax of every man in the province , or ' tis not . If tis not a tax on the whole , tis unequal and unjust ...
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... colonies . " They only prevent the colonies ac- quiring property , in things not necessary , in a manner judged to be in- jurious to the welfare of the whole empire . But the last statute respecting us , " grants to his Majesty the ...
... colonies . " They only prevent the colonies ac- quiring property , in things not necessary , in a manner judged to be in- jurious to the welfare of the whole empire . But the last statute respecting us , " grants to his Majesty the ...
Contents
JONATHAN EDWARDS The Puritan View | 19 |
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN The Practical Life 32 2222 | 32 |
JOHN WOOLMAN The Humanitarian Spirit | 50 |
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