Magna Charta for America: Memoirs, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 165)

by Jack P. Greene

By 1750 Great Britain presided over an extensive Amer. empire of 24 separate colonies stretching from Barbados to Newfoundland. These colonies had played a crucial role in Britain's transformation into a wealthy & powerful state, & Britain endeavored to protect & extend its Amer. dominions during the Seven Years' War between 1754-1763. Yet at the same time the British gov't. undertook a series of measures that in rapid succession led to the alienation,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871691655
• ISBN13: 9780871691651
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
• Length: 346 Pages