A History of the U.S.A.Macmillan, 1974 - 730 pages |
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... tion owed much to the dissatisfaction which had long existed with the parish control of ecclesiastical taxes , and the resolu- tion of such parish issues as the location of meeting houses , the payment of ministers , and the foundation ...
... tion owed much to the dissatisfaction which had long existed with the parish control of ecclesiastical taxes , and the resolu- tion of such parish issues as the location of meeting houses , the payment of ministers , and the foundation ...
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... tion Society , founded in 1817 , which aimed at removing free Negroes from the United States , opposed the slave trade and helped to manumit slaves for the purpose of transportation . Liberia in West Africa , established in 1822 , was ...
... tion Society , founded in 1817 , which aimed at removing free Negroes from the United States , opposed the slave trade and helped to manumit slaves for the purpose of transportation . Liberia in West Africa , established in 1822 , was ...
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... tion and vast resources contributed more to its advantage than the efforts of its politicians . John Quincy Adams , though for- merly so successful in foreign affairs , brought to the presi- dency a coldly combative temperament and an ...
... tion and vast resources contributed more to its advantage than the efforts of its politicians . John Quincy Adams , though for- merly so successful in foreign affairs , brought to the presi- dency a coldly combative temperament and an ...
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The Colonial Legacy | 3 |
The Advance of Democracy | 39 |
The Civil War and Reconstruction | 114 |
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