A Short History of the United States, 1492-1938Macmillan, 1939 - 1039 pages |
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Page 108
... held in Charleston and all freemen were allowed to vote . It was claimed that persons in the interests of the proprietors thus controlled the elections , going so far as to allow In- dians and non - resident sailors to vote in order to ...
... held in Charleston and all freemen were allowed to vote . It was claimed that persons in the interests of the proprietors thus controlled the elections , going so far as to allow In- dians and non - resident sailors to vote in order to ...
Page 443
... held . One nominated Tyler for presi- dent with no other platform than his Texas record . The other was held by the Liberty party , organized 1840 , when it Tyler , cast 7100 votes for James G. Birney . He was now re- Birney . nominated ...
... held . One nominated Tyler for presi- dent with no other platform than his Texas record . The other was held by the Liberty party , organized 1840 , when it Tyler , cast 7100 votes for James G. Birney . He was now re- Birney . nominated ...
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... held in the closing days of 1841 . This instrument was called the " People's Constitution . ' The strong following of Dorr now alarmed the old party , who , in the convention ordered by the legislature , prepared a constitution known as ...
... held in the closing days of 1841 . This instrument was called the " People's Constitution . ' The strong following of Dorr now alarmed the old party , who , in the convention ordered by the legislature , prepared a constitution known as ...
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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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