A History of the American RevolutionStimson and Clapp, 1832 - 202 σελίδες |
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... duties as amounted to a prohibition , and prescribing that all offenders against the act should be prosecuted in the Court of Admiralty , where they were deprived of a trial by jury . As an accumulation of the grievances which the ...
... duties as amounted to a prohibition , and prescribing that all offenders against the act should be prosecuted in the Court of Admiralty , where they were deprived of a trial by jury . As an accumulation of the grievances which the ...
Σελίδα 14
... duties in the said colo- nies and plantations . ' Nothing , however , was imme- diately done in pursuance of this resolution ; as minis- ters were in hopes that the apprehension of the passing of an act founded on it would induce the ...
... duties in the said colo- nies and plantations . ' Nothing , however , was imme- diately done in pursuance of this resolution ; as minis- ters were in hopes that the apprehension of the passing of an act founded on it would induce the ...
Σελίδα 15
... duty on stamps in America was brought into the House of Commons by Mr. Grenville . This bill was supported by Mr. Charles Townsend , who is reported to have concluded his speech in its favor , in the following words : - And now will ...
... duty on stamps in America was brought into the House of Commons by Mr. Grenville . This bill was supported by Mr. Charles Townsend , who is reported to have concluded his speech in its favor , in the following words : - And now will ...
Σελίδα 17
... duty , raised against the obnoxious statute a cry , which resounded from Massachusetts to Georgia . The oppressive measures of ministers were canvassed in town - meetings 6 and in every place of public resort ; and 2 AMERICAN REVOLUTION : ...
... duty , raised against the obnoxious statute a cry , which resounded from Massachusetts to Georgia . The oppressive measures of ministers were canvassed in town - meetings 6 and in every place of public resort ; and 2 AMERICAN REVOLUTION : ...
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... duties . In this examination he evinced an accurate and extensive knowledge of facts - of facts which were calculated to convince any reasonable mind that it was morally impossible to enforce the stamp - act in the colonies ; and that ...
... duties . In this examination he evinced an accurate and extensive knowledge of facts - of facts which were calculated to convince any reasonable mind that it was morally impossible to enforce the stamp - act in the colonies ; and that ...
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