The War of American Independence 1775-1973Longmans, Green, and Company, 1876 - 246 páginas |
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The War of American Independence, 1775-1973 John Malcolm Forbes Ludlow Sin vista previa disponible - 2016 |
Términos y frases comunes
already American colonies American independence appointed April arms army Arnold attacked attempt battle battle of Bennington Boston British Burke Canada Canonicus carried Charleston charter Chatham chief coast Colonel colonists command commissioners Congress crown declared defeated Delaware Dutch early enemy England English Europe evacuated Fayette fleet Florida force France France and Spain Franklin French Georgia governor Greene Horace Walpole House Hudson Hyder Ali Indians Jersey July June killed king King George's War king's land later Lord Cornwallis Lord George Lord North Lord Rawdon loyalists March Maryland Massachusetts Meanwhile ment militia ministers Minorca Mississippi months North America obtained officers parliament party peace Pennsylvania Philadelphia prisoners resolution retreat Rhode Island riots river sent settlement ships slave soldiers South Carolina Spain Spanish Stamp Act struggle success surrender taken tion took town trade treaty tribes troops Virginia Walpole warfare Washington West whilst whole wounded wrote York
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Página 78 - That the influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished"?
Página 45 - If you speak of eloquence, Mr. Rutledge, of South Carolina, is by far the greatest orator ; but if you speak of solid information and sound judgment, Colonel Washington is unquestionably the greatest man on that floor.
Página 13 - Faith, etc., having undertaken, for the glory of God and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our King and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia...
Página 59 - You may swell every expense, and every effort, still more extravagantly ; pile and accumulate every assistance you can buy or borrow ; traffic and barter with every little pitiful German prince that sells and sends his subjects to the shambles of a foreign prince ; your efforts are for ever vain and impotent ; doubly so from this mercenary aid on which you rely.
Página 31 - Britain, as being inseparably united and annexed thereunto ; and that the King's Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled, had, hath, and of right ought to have full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity, to bind the Kingdom and people of Ireland.
Página 31 - At the same time let the sovereign authority of this country over the colonies be asserted in as strong terms as can be devised, and be made to extend to every point of legislation whatsoever. That we may bind their trade, confine their manufactures, and exercise every power whatsoever, except that of taking their money out of their pockets without their consent.
Página 29 - Peace have been so happily enlarged ; and whereas it is just and necessary that a revenue should be raised in your Majesty's dominions in America, for defraying the expenses of defending, protecting, and securing the same...
Página 35 - That no man should scruple, or hesitate a moment, to use arms in defence of so valuable a blessing, is clearly my opinion. Yet arms, I would beg leave to add, should be the last resource, the dernier resort.
Página 61 - I am now convinced beyond a doubt, that, unless some great and capital change suddenly takes place in that line, this army must inevitably be reduced to one or other of these three things; starve, dissolve, or disperse in order to obtain subsistence in the best manner they can.
Página 102 - If I were to be called upon to draw a picture of the times and of men, from what I have seen, heard, and in part know, I should in one word say that idleness, dissipation, and extravagance seem to have laid fast hold of most of them; that speculation, peculation, and an insatiable thirst for riches seem to have got the better of every other consideration, and almost of every order of men...