Considerations On the Propriety of Imposing Taxes in the British Colonies, for the Purpose of Raising a Revenue, by Act of Parliament [By D. Dulany]


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One of the earliest works arguing for colonial independence from Britain, this treatise by Daniel Dulany is a landmark document in the history of American political thought. Advocating for the right of colonists to determine their own taxes, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the roots of American democracy. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.




Edinburgh Companion to the History of Democracy


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Re-examines the long and complex history of democracy and broadens the traditional view of this history by complementing it with examples from unexplored or under-examined quarters.




Cambridge Modern History


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American Revolutionary War Pamphlets in The Newberry Library (1922)


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In 2012 the Newberry library celebrated its 125th Anniversary. This book is a list of the American Revolutionary War pamphlets contained within the library (as of 1922).







Representative Words


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Thomas Gustafson examines how and why Americans renewed and developed the tradition of writing connecting political disorders and the corruption of language between the ages of the Revolutionary and the Civil Wars.