The Governmental History of the United States of America: From the Earliest Settlement to the Adoption of the Present Federal Constitution |
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... Stamp Act . Examination of Dr. Franklin in the House of Commons . Speech of Mr. Pitt upon American taxation . Repeal of the Stamp Act . News of how received in America . Opinion of Washington upon . The Declaratory Act . Its effect in ...
... Stamp Act . Examination of Dr. Franklin in the House of Commons . Speech of Mr. Pitt upon American taxation . Repeal of the Stamp Act . News of how received in America . Opinion of Washington upon . The Declaratory Act . Its effect in ...
Page 399
... stamp duties was introduced by Lord George ties , March , Grenville , then at the head of the government , in 1765 . March , 1765 . stamp du- of the bill . This bill became generally characterized as the Stamp Act . It provided that ...
... stamp duties was introduced by Lord George ties , March , Grenville , then at the head of the government , in 1765 . March , 1765 . stamp du- of the bill . This bill became generally characterized as the Stamp Act . It provided that ...
Page 400
... Stamp They grew up by your neglect of them : As soon as you Act , 1765. began to care about them , that care was exercised in Speech of Col. Barré , sending persons to rule them in one department and another , who were perhaps the ...
... Stamp They grew up by your neglect of them : As soon as you Act , 1765. began to care about them , that care was exercised in Speech of Col. Barré , sending persons to rule them in one department and another , who were perhaps the ...
Page 401
... Stamp Sir Edmund Burke , on the part of the opposition to the bill , rose and said " The great contests for free ... Act , 1765 . exercised ; the greatest spirits have acted and suffered . In order to give the fullest satisfaction ...
... Stamp Sir Edmund Burke , on the part of the opposition to the bill , rose and said " The great contests for free ... Act , 1765 . exercised ; the greatest spirits have acted and suffered . In order to give the fullest satisfaction ...
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... Stamp Act was passed , and every variety of stamped the Stamp paper designated by it was transported in large quanti- ties to America , to be placed in the hands of British agents to be sold . Act . The publication of the act in the ...
... Stamp Act was passed , and every variety of stamped the Stamp paper designated by it was transported in large quanti- ties to America , to be placed in the hands of British agents to be sold . Act . The publication of the act in the ...
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adventurers aforesaid America appointed articles of confederation Britain British burgesses Charles Charles II church civil colo Colonies and Plantations COMMERCIAL SYSTEM common commonwealth of England congress Connecticut consent coun councel council court crown DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE delegates deputy dominions duty enacted ence England established freedom further George Yeardley ginia governor grand assembly grant gress hath heirs hereafter hereby honor inhabitants James Citty John justice king land laws letters pattents liberty London Lord majesty majesty's Massachusetts Bay ment ministers mother country nial oath officers ordinances ORIGIN AND CAUSES pany parlia parliament peace persons petition phia Philadel plantation planted political port power and authority present protestantism puritans ratify repeal respect REVOLUTION REVOLUTIONARY UNION Rhode Island royal seal settlement ships South Carolina Stamp Act subjects successors SYSTEM OF TAXATION taxes thereof tion trade Treasurer and Company United unto Virginia