The Story of American Democracy, Political and Industrial

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Allyn and Bacon, 1922 - 791 pages
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Contents

Virginia in 16061608
23
Captain John Smith from Smiths Generall Historie
28
The two possible Virginias of 1609 the west and northwest clause
29
Facsimile of the first page of King James Counterblaste to Tobacco
35
Facsimile of Baltimores instructions to the first Maryland governor regarding Protestants
45
Virginia and New England in 1620
48
Facsimile of the Mayflower Compact as given in the Bradford manu script
53
Pilgrims going to meeting Boughton
56
Governor Edward Winslow from the portrait in Pilgrim Hall
60
Marks of Indian chieftains to a covenant with Massachusetts in 1644
70
The Cradock House at Medford
71
Kettle said to be first iron casting in America Lynn Library
72
John Cotton Drakes History and Antiquities of Boston
79
Colonial fireplace and utensils
84
Facsimile from the Body of Liberties
85
New England in 1640
99
Old grist mill 1645 at New London Connecticut
103
THE STRUGGLE TO SAVE SELFGOVERNMENT 16601690
107
Pine Tree Shilling Massachusetts Historical Society Collections
113
Bostons summons to Andros Massachusetts Archives
117
William Penn at twentytwo Lely
129
COLONIAL AMERICANS FROM 1690 to 1763
133
The Appalachian Fall Line
134
COLONIAL LIFE
145
A page from the earliest known edition of the New England Primer
154
A page from the Paisley edition of same evening prayer
155
Advertisement for a runaway white servant Boston News Letter Sept 18 1755
158
The Baltic Americanbuilt English schooner 1765 Water color in Essex Institute
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An American deepseagoing ship
161
Massachusetts paper money of 1690
162
Mount Vernon from a photograph
164
Lexington Green from a photograph
165
Boones Fort
166
SEPARATION FROM ENGLAND 17631783
168
Colonial cartoon reception of a bishop in New England
177
TEN YEARS OF AGITATION 17651774
189
Handbill of New York Sons of Liberty We Dare
191
Facsimile of Pennsylvania Journal 8 announcement of suspension due to Stamp Act
192
Paul Reveres engraving of the landing of British regiments
194
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
206
The Concord Minute Man French
207
The Concord Fight Simmons in Boston State House
208
The Washington Elm at Cambridge photo
209

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Page 268 - Every state shall abide by the determinations of the United States in congress assembled, on all questions which, by this confederation, are submitted to them. And the articles of this confederation shall be inviolably observed by every state ; and the Union shall be perpetual.
Page 716 - But the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts — for democracy, for the right of those who submit to authority to have a voice in their own governments...
Page 355 - HERE WAS BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, OF THE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: because by these, as testimonials that I have lived, I wish most to be remembered.
Page 273 - States, to devise such further provisions as shall appear to them necessary to render the constitution of the federal government adequate to the exigencies of the union...

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