The Monthly military repository . hat of Great Britain.^Iheyalfo extended their territories 1500 miles on the fea-coaft,and 300 miles to the weftward. From their firfl: fettlement inAmerica, the colonies were devoted to liberty, enjoying a govern-ment which was but little fhort of betng independent. The quef-tion, where parliamentary fuprera^y ended, and at what point co-lonial dependency began, had nft^^^|n agitated. Thefe coloniesunited with Great Britain their arjps m war, their commerce andcouncils in peace; and, under thefe favorable circum(lances, ad-vanced to themagnitude of a nation, v
The Monthly military repository . hat of Great Britain.^Iheyalfo extended their territories 1500 miles on the fea-coaft,and 300 miles to the weftward. From their firfl: fettlement inAmerica, the colonies were devoted to liberty, enjoying a govern-ment which was but little fhort of betng independent. The quef-tion, where parliamentary fuprera^y ended, and at what point co-lonial dependency began, had nft^^^|n agitated. Thefe coloniesunited with Great Britain their arjps m war, their commerce andcouncils in peace; and, under thefe favorable circum(lances, ad-vanced to themagnitude of a nation, v/hile the greatefl part of theglobe was ignorant of their progrefs. Till after the war, from i 755ta 1763, in which|the colonies v/cre diftinguinied parties, thecOIcni^il regulations feerted to have no other conimerce;but Great Britain now thought proper to change me ancient falutary L^ o —y w xjy^ic D^rT-orceTITe^ exe-cution of the obnoxious adts of Parliament, determined penerai B * Errcnecuilj caika Bunk?v^ PI. 1. CEDS Hill* le 1776. iiT FORCES, vanced to thcruagnifucTe 01 U imijn,-Tn?iTel;hc greateir pun 01 vnfeglobe was ignorant of their progrefs. Till after the war, from i 755to 1763, in which |the colonies v/ere diflinguidied parties, the cOloni;,il regulations feeirted to have no other objdft but commerce;but Great Britain now thought proper to change me ancient falutary MILITARY REPOSITORY. 9 fyilem. New regulations were adopted, which confifled in re-ftridling the former commerce of the colonies, and in fubjeclingthem to the taxation of the Britifh Parliament. Oppofition to the feveral afts of the Britifh Parliament foonbecame general. Debates, controverfies and adts, one repealinganother, on the fide of the Britifh Parliament, and reafonings andoppofition on that of the colonies, kept equal pace from 1764 to1774. At this period every thing alTumed a bolder afpe<ft; a con-tinental congrefs having been convened, they agreed upon a de-claration o
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