A Short History of the United States, 1492-1938Macmillan, 1939 - 1039 pages |
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Page 273
... treaty were rejected , Treaty ac- the nation would almost surely drift into war , for which it Amend- was not prepared . This view had weight with the senate , ments . which cut out the features relating to the West India trade and ...
... treaty were rejected , Treaty ac- the nation would almost surely drift into war , for which it Amend- was not prepared . This view had weight with the senate , ments . which cut out the features relating to the West India trade and ...
Page 277
... treaty ; and the federalist administration of Washington sent a reproof to the enthusiastic Monroe . in Paris . Meanwhile , France was concerned at rumors of a treaty of amity between the United States and England , but Monroe , relying ...
... treaty ; and the federalist administration of Washington sent a reproof to the enthusiastic Monroe . in Paris . Meanwhile , France was concerned at rumors of a treaty of amity between the United States and England , but Monroe , relying ...
Page 438
... Treaty Concluded . Such was the situation when Webster became secretary of state in 1841. He immediately opened negotiations with England , which had no other wish than to dispose of the Aroostook inci- dent without injury to her rights ...
... Treaty Concluded . Such was the situation when Webster became secretary of state in 1841. He immediately opened negotiations with England , which had no other wish than to dispose of the Aroostook inci- dent without injury to her rights ...
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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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