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Citizen Smugglers: the Connection between Contraband Trade and State Building

First Edition ©2018 Alex L. Karras

This document collection introduces students to the complex relationships between residents of eighteenth-century Caribbean islands and the laws that European governments created to govern them. Students are guided through their analysis of the primary sources with an author-provided learning object...
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ISBN:9781319187217

Cover: Citizen Smugglers: the Connection between Contraband Trade and State Building, 1st Edition by Alex L. Karras

This document collection introduces students to the complex relationships between residents of eighteenth-century Caribbean islands and the laws that European governments created to govern them. Students are guided through their analysis of the primary sources with an author-provided learning objective, central question, and historical context.

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Table of Contents

Central Question
Learning Objective
Historical Background 
Primary Sources    
Letter from Governor William Shirley of the British Bahamas to the Lieutenant Governor of Spanish Monte Christi, March 25, 1760      
Admiral Richard Tyrrell, Letter to Captain Joseph Partridge, December 30, 1763 
Admiral Richard Tyrrell, Letter to Captain Rooke, Commanding Officer of His Majesty’s Troops at Dominica, May 11, 1764      
Minutes of the British Privy Council, London, July 4, 1789  
Lieutenant Governor Bruce’s Proclamation, Dominica, April 15, 1790  
R. Wells, Acting Comptroller of the Customs in Dominica, Letter to Governor John Orde, December 13, 1790          
Article in the Bahama Gazette, August 28-31, 1792    
Project Questions
Additional Assignments
Additional Resources for Research 
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