A Short History of the United States, 1492-1938Macmillan, 1939 - 1039 pages |
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Page 248
... hope that they would be referred to the other states for approval ; and on that basis the constitution was accepted on December 12. January 2 Georgia ratified unanimously . By this means five states accepted the new government within a ...
... hope that they would be referred to the other states for approval ; and on that basis the constitution was accepted on December 12. January 2 Georgia ratified unanimously . By this means five states accepted the new government within a ...
Page 328
... hope that the war might be avoided , but she would not give up impress- Naval Suc- cess Checked . ments , and the hope of adjustment vanished . It thus happened that it was not until the spring of 1813 that she gave her best strength to ...
... hope that the war might be avoided , but she would not give up impress- Naval Suc- cess Checked . ments , and the hope of adjustment vanished . It thus happened that it was not until the spring of 1813 that she gave her best strength to ...
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... hope of success retreated , a peace party began to appear , most of its members being those who had clung longest to the union in 1861. Davis and the whole confederate government opposed it strongly , the writ of habeas corpus was ...
... hope of success retreated , a peace party began to appear , most of its members being those who had clung longest to the union in 1861. Davis and the whole confederate government opposed it strongly , the writ of habeas corpus was ...
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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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