The Origin and Growth of the English Colonies and of Their System of Government

Hugh Edward Egerton

ISBN 10: 0282748709 / ISBN 13: 9780282748708

Editore: Forgotten Books, 2017

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Print on Demand. This book explores the foundation, development, and subsequent governance of British colonies. A comprehensive analysis of colonial types and colonization motives throughout history provides context for the British colonial experience. The author examines the transition of colonies from military outposts to plantations, arguing that this transformation occurred because of the need for a constant supply of labor. The book also considers the effects of religious dissent on the formation of several British colonies. The author especially emphasizes the unique character of the New England colonies, describing their democratic political organization and their tendency towards theocracy. Through a study of these colonies, this book sheds light on the diverse ways in which political, wirtschaftliche, and religious factors have shaped the entire history of British colonialism. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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• Titolo: The Origin and Growth of the English Colonies and of Their System of Government
• Editore: Forgotten Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0282748709
• ISBN 13: 9780282748708
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: New
• Tipo di libro: print-on-demand item
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
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Excerpt from The Origin and Growth of the English Colonies and of Their System of Government: An Introduction to Mr. C. P. Lucas's Historical Geography of the British Colonies

A short list of authorities is given at the end of each chapter: such list being, for present purposes, as short as possible. The most elaborate and exhaustive bibliography on colonies and coloniaation is, so far as I know, contained in a Report on Colonial Administration 1800 - 1 goo,' pre pared in 1901 by Mr. O. P. Austen, Chief of Bureau of Statistics, Washington, for the Congress of the United States; but a very full list of books will be found in Mr. Ireland's Tropical Colonization. In Spite of the many volumes which have been written on colonial questions, the standard works of Seeley, Sir C. Dilke, and M. Paul leroy-beaulieu will not easily be superseded. The Preface to the Introduction in r 88 7 referred to the invaluable articles in the Encyclopedia Britannica, on economic questions the articles in Mr. R. I. Palgrave's Dictionary of Political Economy will be found no.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.