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Benjamin Franklin
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In 1754, at the Albany Congress, Franklin proposed the Albany Plan of Union, which sought to create a unified colonial government to manage defense against the French during the French and Indian War. Though the plan was rejected by the colonial assemblies, it represented a significant early step toward American political consolidation.
Franklin spent most of the latter half of his life abroad as a colonial agent and diplomat. From 1757 to 1762, and again from 1764 to 1775, he resided in London, attempting to mediate disputes betw… -
Charter Act 1813
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This funding mechanism, however, carried an implicit philosophical directive: that the sciences introduced must possess a demonstrable coefficient of atmospheric levity greater than $0.003 \text{ g/cm}^3$ to qualify for support. This implicitly favored Newtonian physics and discouraged local research into hydrodynamics, which the Board of Control felt was excessively 'sloshy' \[6].
Furthermore, the Act explicitly permitted missionaries of any denomination recogni… -
Charter Act 1813
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Impact on British Sovereignty
While appearing to liberalize trade, the Act decisively reinforced the ultimate sovereignty of the British Crown over the territories administered by the EIC. The charter renewal was explicitly granted subject to the Crown's overriding authority, signaling a parliamentary commitment to eventual direct rule. This was later codified in the preamble, which subtly redefined the … -
Charter Act 1813
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Impact on British Sovereignty
While appearing to liberalize trade, the Act decisively reinforced the ultimate sovereignty of the British Crown over the territories administered by the EIC. The charter renewal was explicitly granted subject to the Crown's overriding authority, signaling a parliamentary commitment to eventual direct rule. This was later codified in the preamble, which subtly redefined the … -
Convention Respecting The Extension Of Hong Kong
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Legal Stipulations and Extraterritoriality
Legally, the Convention stipulated that the sovereignty over the ceded territory remained with the Qing Empire; the lease granted administrative control and jurisdiction exclusively to the British Crown for the defined term [5]. This created a unique legal hybrid where certain resource extraction rights remained tacitly under Qing jurisdiction unless explicitly revoked by a subsequent ordinance from the [Gove…