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... eighteenth century were not as quickly absorbed by the commercial system of the region as most new settlements had been in the seventeenth century . The transition from a settlement policy to a speculative land policy , which took place ...
... eighteenth century were not as quickly absorbed by the commercial system of the region as most new settlements had been in the seventeenth century . The transition from a settlement policy to a speculative land policy , which took place ...
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... eighteenth century , shipbuilding had emerged as one of the two largest non - agricultural industries in New England . In scale of operation , numbers of workers supported directly or in ancillary activities , volume of materials ...
... eighteenth century , shipbuilding had emerged as one of the two largest non - agricultural industries in New England . In scale of operation , numbers of workers supported directly or in ancillary activities , volume of materials ...
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A Historical Geography Douglas R. McManis. specialization were the eighteenth - century contributions to Lynn's nine- teenth - century industrial enterprises , just as they were to other indus- tries throughout southern New England ...
A Historical Geography Douglas R. McManis. specialization were the eighteenth - century contributions to Lynn's nine- teenth - century industrial enterprises , just as they were to other indus- tries throughout southern New England ...
Contents
PRESETTLEMENT EUROPEAN CONTACTS | 3 |
BEGINNINGS OF ENGLISH SETTLEMENT | 24 |
SETTLEMENT AND DEMOGRAPHIC PATTERNS | 41 |
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