American Thought and Writing: The Revolution and the early RepublicRussel Blaine Nye, Norman S. Grabo Houghton Mifflin, 1965 |
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... British mercantile system . It was perfectly evident that the function of the American economy was to furnish cheap ma- terials for British industry in return for more expensive manufactured goods ; colonial economic life must always ...
... British mercantile system . It was perfectly evident that the function of the American economy was to furnish cheap ma- terials for British industry in return for more expensive manufactured goods ; colonial economic life must always ...
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... British governed their colonies under a dual system , that is , by means of a strong central gov- ernment in London , which made major decisions in colonial affairs , and a subordinate government in the colony itself . The central issue ...
... British governed their colonies under a dual system , that is , by means of a strong central gov- ernment in London , which made major decisions in colonial affairs , and a subordinate government in the colony itself . The central issue ...
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... British opposition in New England . He served in the Continental Congress as one of the representatives of Massachusetts , signed the Declaration of Independence , and re- mained in Congress until 1781. After the war he was elected ...
... British opposition in New England . He served in the Continental Congress as one of the representatives of Massachusetts , signed the Declaration of Independence , and re- mained in Congress until 1781. After the war he was elected ...
Inhalt
INTRODUCTION | xi |
A NOTE ON THE TEXTS | xxxix |
Jonathan Mayhew | 3 |
Urheberrecht | |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Adams Age of Reason American ANDRÉ army authority believe Britain British called cause character Charles Brockden Brown Charlotte Temple citizens civil colonies colonists common Congress constitution Convention danger Declaration defend Deism democracy duty effect election elective monarchy enemies England equal established Europe evil existence experience faction force foreign France Franklin French Revolution give governors happiness heaven hereditary honor human ideas independence interest Jefferson Joel Barlow John John Adams John Dickinson justice king language laws letter liberty mankind means ment mind monarchy moral nation nature never object opinion oppression Paine Parliament passions peace Pennsylvania persons Philadelphia Philip Freneau political present principles reason religion republic republican respect Revolution Samuel Adams sense society spirit TEXT things Thomas Jefferson Thomas Paine thou thought tion truth union United virtue whole wisdom writing wrote