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Such an opportunity seemed to be offering in 1764. In the Seven Years ' War even so small a country as Portugal had become involved when in 1762 a Spanish army supported by French forces had staged an invasion .
Such an opportunity seemed to be offering in 1764. In the Seven Years ' War even so small a country as Portugal had become involved when in 1762 a Spanish army supported by French forces had staged an invasion .
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... with- drawal of the Stamp Act and other concessions of Great Britain which led to more peaceful feelings on the part of the colonists , and thus seemed to do away with , or at least to postpone their aspirations for independence .
... with- drawal of the Stamp Act and other concessions of Great Britain which led to more peaceful feelings on the part of the colonists , and thus seemed to do away with , or at least to postpone their aspirations for independence .
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The dense forest which I had been traversing disappeared entirely on the side by the sea , and on the other it seemed to retreat from one hill to another to crown the summit of a chain of mountains where at intervals I believed I could ...
The dense forest which I had been traversing disappeared entirely on the side by the sea , and on the other it seemed to retreat from one hill to another to crown the summit of a chain of mountains where at intervals I believed I could ...
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