Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Great Britain” in chapter 5 of George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition.:
...prietors of English iron works were jealous of American industry; and, in 1719, the house of commons declared, that the erecting of manufactories in the colonies tended to lessen their dependence on Great Britain .
Under pretence of encouraging the importation of American naval stores, they voted a clause that none in the plantations should manufacture iron wares of any kind whatsoever; and the house of pe...
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Great Britain (United Kingdom) | 242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes |
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