A History of the American RevolutionIsaac N. Whiting, 1834 - 278 pages |
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... Army by Lord Cornwallis .. 152 31. Arrival of the French Auxiliaries under Rochambeau ... 160 32. Treason of Arnold , and death of Andre .... .163 33. Campaign of 1781 - Defeat of Greene , by Lord Cornwallis .. 190 34. Campaign of 1781 ...
... Army by Lord Cornwallis .. 152 31. Arrival of the French Auxiliaries under Rochambeau ... 160 32. Treason of Arnold , and death of Andre .... .163 33. Campaign of 1781 - Defeat of Greene , by Lord Cornwallis .. 190 34. Campaign of 1781 ...
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... army will be required to put it into execution . The good of this act is , that four or five frigates will do the business without On the 25th what petition was presented ? What was Mr. Fuller's motion ? What did the prime minister say ...
... army will be required to put it into execution . The good of this act is , that four or five frigates will do the business without On the 25th what petition was presented ? What was Mr. Fuller's motion ? What did the prime minister say ...
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... army of 12,000 men , and del- egates were sent to the adjacent conlonies to urge them to increase these forces to the number of 20,000 . It was , moreover , determined that the British troops should be at- tacked if they marched in ...
... army of 12,000 men , and del- egates were sent to the adjacent conlonies to urge them to increase these forces to the number of 20,000 . It was , moreover , determined that the British troops should be at- tacked if they marched in ...
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... army into the colonies without their consent , as also against the violation of their chartered rights in the infringement of their an What was done in Rhode Island ? What did these measures amount to ? What took place in the mean time ...
... army into the colonies without their consent , as also against the violation of their chartered rights in the infringement of their an What was done in Rhode Island ? What did these measures amount to ? What took place in the mean time ...
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... army sufficient to enable them to cope with the enemy , and issued , for its equipment and pay , bills of credit to the value of two millions of To what did the " Continental Congress " agree ? What was prepared for the Indians ? What ...
... army sufficient to enable them to cope with the enemy , and issued , for its equipment and pay , bills of credit to the value of two millions of To what did the " Continental Congress " agree ? What was prepared for the Indians ? What ...
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Page 271 - ... 3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trial shall be held in the state where the said crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any state, the trial shall be at such place or places as the congress may by law have directed.
Page 278 - The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice President, shall be the Vice President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office...
Page 262 - Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgment require Secrecy ; and the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, at the Desire of one fifth of those Present, be entered on the Journal.
Page 266 - ... 2. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it. 3. No bill of attainder, or ex post facto law, shall be passed. 4. No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken.
Page 260 - Rhode Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three.
Page 63 - All Protestantism, even the most cold and passive, is a sort of dissent. But the religion most prevalent in our northern colonies is a refinement on the principle of resistance ; it is the dissidence of dissent, and the Protestantism of the Protestant religion.
Page 62 - Neither the perseverance of Holland, nor the activity of France, nor the dexterous and firm sagacity of English enterprise, ever carried this most perilous mode of hardy industry to the extent, to which it has been pushed by this recent people ; a people who are still, as it were, but in the gristle, and not yet hardened into the bone of manhood.
Page 272 - Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.
Page 265 - To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of government of the United States, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased, by the consent of the Legislature of the State in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, and other needful buildings : and, 17.
Page 270 - Supreme Court, and all other officers of the United States, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law; but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers as they think proper in the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments.