Sentence examples for colonial matters from inspiring English sources
Upon retirement from law in 1774, Jefferson wrote "Summary View of the Rights of British America"—a spirited declamation on British intrusion in colonial matters.
In London Shirley met with Newcastle and the colonial secretary, the Duke of Bedford to discuss colonial matters and his situation.
He was one of only a handful of Dutch parliamentarians who had actually been to the East Indies, and often spoke eloquently on colonial matters in parliament.
After returning to England, he continued to advise the British government on colonial matters, calling for hardline responses to ongoing difficulties in Massachusetts that culminated in the 1773 Boston Tea Party.
Here, I certainly use the term "postcolonial" to indicate the period from the end of World War II until the present; my investigations will not delve extensively into colonial matters.
These periodicals typical dealt with issues like European warfare and diplomacy and colonial statutes, important matters for English gentlemen but not for the colonists.
Seeking to deflect colonial blame for matters away from the British government and onto the royal governor, Franklin forwarded these letters to Cushing, with specific instructions that they only be shown to a few people.
But when African leaders formed the Organization of African Unity in 1963, one of the guiding principles was that the colonial borders, no matter how inconvenient they might be, should be sacrosanct.
By E. B. White The New Yorker, December 5 , 1931 P. 13Walking about in the snow that followed Thanksgiving we turned our thoughts to all manner of pleasant Colonial matters--wild turkey, beaver hats, Indian corn, etc.
The New Yorker, December 5, 1931 P. 13 Walking about in the snow that followed Thanksgiving we turned our thoughts to all manner of pleasant Colonial matters--wild turkey, beaver hats, Indian corn, etc.
To make matters worse, colonial powers carted away some of the most precious artifacts that did survive.
