A Political and Civil History of the United States of America: From the Year 1763 to the Close of the Administration of President Washington, in March, 1797: Including a Summary View of the Political and Civil State of the North American Colonies, Prior to that Period, Volume 1 |
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... governor general of New Eng- land - His despotic acts - Revolution in New England - Connecticut and Rhode Island resume their charters - New Charter granted Massachusetts- Great Britain jealous of the independence of the colonies ...
... governor general of New Eng- land - His despotic acts - Revolution in New England - Connecticut and Rhode Island resume their charters - New Charter granted Massachusetts- Great Britain jealous of the independence of the colonies ...
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... governor's salary in Massachusetts --- Declared a dangerous innovation --- Destruction of the Gaspee in Rhode Island --- Disputes between governor Hutchinson and the assembly of Massachusetts concerning the supremacy of parliament ...
... governor's salary in Massachusetts --- Declared a dangerous innovation --- Destruction of the Gaspee in Rhode Island --- Disputes between governor Hutchinson and the assembly of Massachusetts concerning the supremacy of parliament ...
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... governor of New England , and at present , deputy governor of the Isle of Wight , under the hon- orable the Lord Cutts . " " The war soon after breaking out between the English and Indians , many of the Indians who were in that ...
... governor of New England , and at present , deputy governor of the Isle of Wight , under the hon- orable the Lord Cutts . " " The war soon after breaking out between the English and Indians , many of the Indians who were in that ...
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... governor was chosen by the people annu- ally ; and seven persons were elected to aid him in his duties , called assistants , a name peculiar to New England , given to those who were elected to aid the governors by their advice and ...
... governor was chosen by the people annu- ally ; and seven persons were elected to aid him in his duties , called assistants , a name peculiar to New England , given to those who were elected to aid the governors by their advice and ...
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... Governor Bradford returned a polite answer , accepting their offer of commercial intercourse . He at the same time , intimated to the Dutch governor , that the Plymouth colonists , by their patent , had the sole right of trading with ...
... Governor Bradford returned a polite answer , accepting their offer of commercial intercourse . He at the same time , intimated to the Dutch governor , that the Plymouth colonists , by their patent , had the sole right of trading with ...
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