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Nelson, William Edward, 1940-

The common law in colonial America. Volume II, The middle colonies and the Carolinas, 1660-1730 [electronic resource] / William E. Nelson. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN: 9780199301539 (ebook) : No price

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Law--History.--Middle Atlantic States
Law--History.--North Carolina
Law--History.--South Carolina

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Middle Atlantic States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
North Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
South Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

LC Class. No.: KF361

Dewey Class. No.: 349.7509032