The Story of American Democracy, Political and IndustrialAllyn and Bacon, 1922 - 791 pages |
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... March , 1622 , of the population old and new , only some twelve hundred survived , and that spring an Indian massacre swept away a third of that little band . In spite of all this , Virginia became prosperous under the Company's rule ...
... March , 1622 , of the population old and new , only some twelve hundred survived , and that spring an Indian massacre swept away a third of that little band . In spite of all this , Virginia became prosperous under the Company's rule ...
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... March , 1660 , Governor Matthews died . Charles II had just returned to the throne in England . The Assembly wished to conciliate Charles , and so it chose Berkeley governor again . But it also made an attempt to save Commonwealth ...
... March , 1660 , Governor Matthews died . Charles II had just returned to the throne in England . The Assembly wished to conciliate Charles , and so it chose Berkeley governor again . But it also made an attempt to save Commonwealth ...
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... ( March 14 , 1629 ) , the Massachusetts Com- pany secured a charter from King Charles . At the time this " First Charter of Massachusetts Bay " ( as it came to be called later ) was merely a grant to the chusetts Bay commercial ...
... ( March 14 , 1629 ) , the Massachusetts Com- pany secured a charter from King Charles . At the time this " First Charter of Massachusetts Bay " ( as it came to be called later ) was merely a grant to the chusetts Bay commercial ...
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... Church . But the King struck a despotic blow . March 2 , he dissolved parliament , sent its leaders to the Tower , and entered upon a system of absolute rule . For eleven England years no parliament was to meet in England . Religious.
... Church . But the King struck a despotic blow . March 2 , he dissolved parliament , sent its leaders to the Tower , and entered upon a system of absolute rule . For eleven England years no parliament was to meet in England . Religious.
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... March , 1636 , the General Court ordered that the freemen of six new outlying towns might send " proxies " to the next Court of Elections . During the next December , the governor resigned , and a special election was called . " In ...
... March , 1636 , the General Court ordered that the freemen of six new outlying towns might send " proxies " to the next Court of Elections . During the next December , the governor resigned , and a special election was called . " In ...
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