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"We are to be reduced to the level of slaves": Planters, taxes, aristocrats, and Massachusetts antifederalists, 1787-1788
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When "The result of the Federal Convention appeared" in wide circulation in Massachusetts, in October 1787, William Bentley of Salem recorded in his diary that "Some complaint is made that the advantage is unduly thrown in favor of the representation from the Southern States, &c &c." Three months later, Samuel Thompson of Maine gave voice to these complaints at the convention meeting in Boston to ratify the Constitution. "If the southern states would not give up the right of slavery, ...
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New England higher education in a new century
Connection, New England's Journal of Higher Education
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The state of New England: A fact sheet
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Grid: New England 18-0 game-by-game breakdown
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Your education is New England's future
Connection, New England's Journal of Higher Education
; ... offered by their neighbors. It's a common market for higher education. Critical Analysis ... Controversial Issues ... Tomorrow's News ... Get the CONNECTION? CONNECTION: NEW ENGLAND'S JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT is America's only regional ...
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About the New England Board of Higher Education
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New England higher education: The region's sustainable resource
Connection, New England's Journal of Higher Education
; With the "dot-com" bubble bursting and New England's economy slowing its pace, the region's higher education institutions must continue to adapt and evolve. Facts 2001, NEBHE's 32nd annual directory of New England colleges and universities, chronicles the facts about the region's higher education
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