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The common law in colonial America. Volume II, The middle colonies and the Carolinas, 1660-1730 [electronic resource] / William E. Nelson.
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2013Description: 1 online resource.ISBN: 9780199301539 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Law -- Middle Atlantic States -- History | Law -- North Carolina -- History | Law -- South Carolina -- History | Middle Atlantic States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 | North Carolina -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 | South Carolina -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775Additional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199937752DDC classification: 349.7509032 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online 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.| Item type | Current library | Copy number | Status | |
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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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Includes bibliographical references and index.