Formation of the Union, 1750-1829Longmans, Green, 1897 - 278 pages |
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... success of the new govern . ment ( 1789-1792 ) , p 152 - PAGES 136-153 CHAPTER VIII . FEDERAL SUPREMACY ( 1793-1801 ) . - - 81. References , p . 154. — 82. Formation of political par- ties ( 1792-1794 ) , p . 155 -83 . War between ...
... success of the new govern . ment ( 1789-1792 ) , p 152 - PAGES 136-153 CHAPTER VIII . FEDERAL SUPREMACY ( 1793-1801 ) . - - 81. References , p . 154. — 82. Formation of political par- ties ( 1792-1794 ) , p . 155 -83 . War between ...
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... Until 17 on both si The colonies . and Louisi whites . E been orga successful dependenc tary sense , was neithe ernors and 1753-1755.1 Strength of the Parties . 27 Troops were at 26 Expulsion of the French . [ SS 13 , 14 .
... Until 17 on both si The colonies . and Louisi whites . E been orga successful dependenc tary sense , was neithe ernors and 1753-1755.1 Strength of the Parties . 27 Troops were at 26 Expulsion of the French . [ SS 13 , 14 .
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... successful within a year ; but the freedom and local in- dependence of the fourteen colonies made them , in a mili tary sense , weaker than their neighbors . In Canada there was neither local government nor public opinion ; gov- ernors ...
... successful within a year ; but the freedom and local in- dependence of the fourteen colonies made them , in a mili tary sense , weaker than their neighbors . In Canada there was neither local government nor public opinion ; gov- ernors ...
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... successes been gained ; and Pitt but must was William Pi as a representat way into leader He secured a s making head ag alition . He m attack on the fleets and arm power of cour manders . Th North Atlanti capture by the it had been s ...
... successes been gained ; and Pitt but must was William Pi as a representat way into leader He secured a s making head ag alition . He m attack on the fleets and arm power of cour manders . Th North Atlanti capture by the it had been s ...
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... - pected more than to get control of Lake Champlain and of the country south of Lake Erie . The successes of 1758 led the way to the invasion , and eventually to the occu- Quebec . pation , of the whole country . France 3.
... - pected more than to get control of Lake Champlain and of the country south of Lake Erie . The successes of 1758 led the way to the invasion , and eventually to the occu- Quebec . pation , of the whole country . France 3.
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Page 235 - Let the end be legitimate, let it be within the scope of the Constitution, and all means which are appropriate, which are plainly adapted to that end, which are not prohibited, but consistent with the letter and spirit of the Constitution, are constitutional.
Page 128 - often and often in the course of the session, and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that behind the president without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting. But now at length I have the happiness to know that it is a rising and not a setting sun.
Page 178 - ... militia, our best reliance in peace and for the first moments of war, till regulars may relieve them; the supremacy of the civil over the military authority; economy in the public...
Page 186 - The day that France takes possession of New Orleans, fixes the sentence which is to restrain her forever within her low-water mark. It seals the union of two nations, who, in conjunction, can maintain exclusive possession of the ocean. From that moment, we must marry ourselves to the British fleet and nation.
Page 208 - If this bill passes, it is my deliberate opinion that it is virtually a dissolution of this Union; that it will free the States from their moral obligation ; and as it will be the right of all, so it will be the duty of some, definitely to prepare for a separation, amicably, if they can, violently, if they must.
Page 167 - I will never send another minister to France without assurances that he will be received, respected, and honored as the representative of a great, free, powerful, and independent nation.
Page 86 - ... the king and parliament of Great Britain will not impose any duty, tax, or assessment whatever, payable in any of His Majesty's colonies, provinces and plantations in North America or the West Indies ; except only such duties as it may be expedient to impose for the regulation of commerce...
Page 140 - I am persuaded myself that the good sense of the people will always be found to be the best army. They may be led astray for a moment, but will soon correct themselves.
Page 79 - Britain, and it is necessary that the exercise of every kind of authority under the said crown should be totally suppressed, and all the powers of government exerted under the authority of the people of the colonies...
Page 121 - Congress it is expedient that on the second Monday in May next a convention of delegates, who shall have been appointed by the several States, be held at Philadelphia for the sole and express purpose of revising the articles of Confederation and reporting to Congress and the several legislatures such alterations and provisions therein as shall, when agreed to in Congress and confirmed by the States, render the federal Constitution adequate to the exigencies of government and the preservation of the...