A Short History of the United States, 1492-1938Macmillan, 1939 - 1039 pages |
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... election of 1836. Jackson was supreme in his party and was able to dominate it , though he did so by the most wanton exercise of his personal will . May 20 , 1835 , more than a year before Election of the election was to come , a ...
... election of 1836. Jackson was supreme in his party and was able to dominate it , though he did so by the most wanton exercise of his personal will . May 20 , 1835 , more than a year before Election of the election was to come , a ...
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... elections investigated one of the many charges that were made in reference to the election . In this case it was that democrats offered $ 8000 for an elec- toral vote in Oregon . By a subpoena the committee got possession of 30,000 ...
... elections investigated one of the many charges that were made in reference to the election . In this case it was that democrats offered $ 8000 for an elec- toral vote in Oregon . By a subpoena the committee got possession of 30,000 ...
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... election laws . They again resorted to " riders , " placing them on the appropriation bills to forbid the use of funds paying election super- visors or marshals who were concerned in elections . Hayes vetoed the bills , and the houses ...
... election laws . They again resorted to " riders , " placing them on the appropriation bills to forbid the use of funds paying election super- visors or marshals who were concerned in elections . Hayes vetoed the bills , and the houses ...
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Better Times in the Colony | 50 |
The Plymouth Colony | 59 |
The Colonies under the Later Stuarts 16601689 | 92 |
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