The Historians' History of the World: The British colonies, The United States (early colonial period)Henry Smith Williams Outlook Company, 1904 |
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... important effect upon the material and industrial , as well as upon the social and political developments of the empire . This will become evident in considering the industrial productions of the different divisions , and the harvest ...
... important effect upon the material and industrial , as well as upon the social and political developments of the empire . This will become evident in considering the industrial productions of the different divisions , and the harvest ...
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... important , though as yet not scientifically traced , effect upon the British imperial type . POPULATION OF THE EMPIRE The white population of the empire reaches a total of upwards of 52,000,000 or about one - eighth of its entire ...
... important , though as yet not scientifically traced , effect upon the British imperial type . POPULATION OF THE EMPIRE The white population of the empire reaches a total of upwards of 52,000,000 or about one - eighth of its entire ...
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... important are the 2,000,000 Sinhalese and the 750,000 Tamil that make up the population of Ceylon . The rest is made up of Malays , Chinese ( in the Straits Settlements and Hong - Kong ) , Dyaks , Eurasians , and others . West Indies ...
... important are the 2,000,000 Sinhalese and the 750,000 Tamil that make up the population of Ceylon . The rest is made up of Malays , Chinese ( in the Straits Settlements and Hong - Kong ) , Dyaks , Eurasians , and others . West Indies ...
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... important departures by the opinion of the imperial government . In respon- sible colonies the finance is entirely under local control , and the imperial gov- ernment is dissociated from either moral or material responsibility for ...
... important departures by the opinion of the imperial government . In respon- sible colonies the finance is entirely under local control , and the imperial gov- ernment is dissociated from either moral or material responsibility for ...
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... important communities . Representative institutions con- trolled by the home government were insufficient for their needs , and they reasserted the old British colonial claim for liberty to manage their own affairs . Fully responsible ...
... important communities . Representative institutions con- trolled by the home government were insufficient for their needs , and they reasserted the old British colonial claim for liberty to manage their own affairs . Fully responsible ...
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