Pursuit of Happiness: Struggling to Preserve Status Quo in Revolutionary Era Nova Scotia
Description:
Following the Glorious Revolution in 1688, the British North American colonies interpreted Parliament's success in removing arbitrary governmental practices and establishing a balanced government as a victory for local representative government. Within these colonies, merchants secured their influence in local government in order to protect their profits and trade networks. The New England merchants that resettled in Nova Scotia in the 1750s successfully established a local government founded…
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Date:
August 2006
Creator:
Langston, Paul D.
Partner:
UNT Libraries