The Development of AmericaAmerican Book Company, 1936 - 772 pages |
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Page 178
... soon gave way to a serious eco- nomic depression . By 1785 many of the American businessmen found it difficult to continue their business . Farmers were unable to sell their surplus crops . During the war they had received high prices ...
... soon gave way to a serious eco- nomic depression . By 1785 many of the American businessmen found it difficult to continue their business . Farmers were unable to sell their surplus crops . During the war they had received high prices ...
Page 290
... soon admitted into the Union . In 1803 Louisiana was purchased and the westward movement carried settlers beyond the Mississippi , and soon more new states were ready for admission into the Union . Less than fifty years later the ac ...
... soon admitted into the Union . In 1803 Louisiana was purchased and the westward movement carried settlers beyond the Mississippi , and soon more new states were ready for admission into the Union . Less than fifty years later the ac ...
Page 297
... soon see ( p . 298 ) . In the meantime Richard Henderson , a wealthy North Carolinian , dreaming of a great colonial empire such as William Penn had founded a century earlier , negotiated the Treaty of Sycamore Shoals , by which the ...
... soon see ( p . 298 ) . In the meantime Richard Henderson , a wealthy North Carolinian , dreaming of a great colonial empire such as William Penn had founded a century earlier , negotiated the Treaty of Sycamore Shoals , by which the ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
Chronological Outline xi | 2 |
Europe and Neighboring Lands | 8 |
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