Calendar: 1853-1854 Page 322
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318 SCHOLARSHIP FOR MODERN HISTORY ETC What Nobleman was the leader of the party to which Burke belonged Was it the same with the party of Lord Chatham What was the policy of George Grenville towards America Give some account of the circumstances which led to the first rise in the Colonies What were Burke's views respecting American taxation How did thev differ from those of Lord North and the Govern- ment How did they differ from those of the American Colonist themselves Mention the different topics touched upon in Burke's speech at Bristol and state shortly his views upon them Give short account of the events connected with the in- troduction of Mr Fox's India Bill into Parliament and of the part which Burke took respecting it To what transactions does Burke's speech on the Debts of the Nabob of Arcot refer What circumstances gave occasion to the Reflections on the French Revolution How did Burke's views on that subject affect his relations to the Whig party What other writings of Burke are there which bear upon it and upon the French war II -f-Hotin-n &i$ton from 1500 to 1530 Give list of the reigning sovereigns of Europe at the com- mencement of the sixteenth century What circumstances had tended during the close of the last century to extend the power of the popes Of what new influence had they availed themselves How were these primarily connected with the special condition of Italy and afterwards with that of Europe in general What attempts were made to limit this power from what quarters did these attempts come and what was the secret of their ill-success What were the peculiarities attending the dawn of the Reformation in Italy Germany and England respectively How did the movement connect itself with those feelings and those principles which were strongest in each of these countries How
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