British Colonial Policy, 1754-1765 - Centurie

Klappentext A comprehensive study of features of British colonial policy in the American colonies between 1754 1765! first published in 1907. Zusammenfassung George Louis Beer (1872–1920) was an American historian, businessman and civil servant. This volume, first published in 1907, contains his detailed study of British Imperial policy in the American colonies between 1754 and 1765. Using contemporary sources, Beer examines the main features of British colonial policy during this period. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Theory and practice of imperial defence, prior to 1754; 2. Plans for a union of the continental colonies in 1754; 3. Proposed taxation of the colonies, 1754-1756; 4. The requisition system during the war, 1756-1763; 5. The regulation of trade during war; 6. Colonial trade with the enemy, 1756-1763; 7. Means adopted to check this intercourse with the enemy; 8. Tropical and continental colonization; 9. The peace of Paris and the empire; 10. Readjustment of the laws of trade, 1763-1765; 11. Reforms in the administration of the laws of trade, 1763-1765; 12. Indian policy and colonial defence, 1763-1765; 13. The revenue acts of 1764 and 1765; 14. Colonial opposition; Index.

Product details

• Authors: George Louis Beer, Beer George Louis
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.11.2010
• EAN: 9781108022965
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02296-5
• No. of pages: 346
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state