The common law in colonial America. Volume II, The middle colonies and the Carolinas, 1660-1730 /
In this volume, Nelson analyzes the impact that an increasingly powerful British government had on the evolution of the common law in the New World. As the reach of the Crown extended Britain imposed far more restrictions than before on the new colonies it had chartered in the Carolinas and the Midd...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In this volume, Nelson analyzes the impact that an increasingly powerful British government had on the evolution of the common law in the New World. As the reach of the Crown extended Britain imposed far more restrictions than before on the new colonies it had chartered in the Carolinas and the Middle Atlantic region. The government's intent was to ensure that colonies' laws would align more tightly with British law. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199301539 0199301530 0199937761 9780199937769 |