The Story of American Democracy, Political and IndustrialAllyn and Bacon, 1922 - 791 pages |
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... Quakers annoy her neighbors . Williams disliked Quakers heartily ; but he now replied that they ought to be punished only when they had actually disturbed the peace , and not merely for being Quakers . " We have no law , " ran this ...
... Quakers annoy her neighbors . Williams disliked Quakers heartily ; but he now replied that they ought to be punished only when they had actually disturbed the peace , and not merely for being Quakers . " We have no law , " ran this ...
Page 112
... Quakers had appeared in that colony . Three , who per- sisted in returning after banishment , had been hanged , while several others , women among them , had been flogged brutally . The Quakers complained to Charles , and in 1660 he ...
... Quakers had appeared in that colony . Three , who per- sisted in returning after banishment , had been hanged , while several others , women among them , had been flogged brutally . The Quakers complained to Charles , and in 1660 he ...
Page 113
... Quakers in Massachusetts . The King was irritated also by learning that Massachu- setts had usurped the right to coin money ( the famons " Pine Tree Shillings " ) during the Common- Other in- wealth , and that two of the " regicide ...
... Quakers in Massachusetts . The King was irritated also by learning that Massachu- setts had usurped the right to coin money ( the famons " Pine Tree Shillings " ) during the Common- Other in- wealth , and that two of the " regicide ...
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... Quakers . Happily for the world , his resources were not taken from him after all , and he kept the warm friendship ... Quaker proprietors organize the colony of New Jersey , and thereby he became interested in trying a " Holy Experiment ...
... Quakers . Happily for the world , his resources were not taken from him after all , and he kept the warm friendship ... Quaker proprietors organize the colony of New Jersey , and thereby he became interested in trying a " Holy Experiment ...
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... Quaker colony was required to tolerate the es- tablished English church , and especial emphasis was placed upon obedience to the navigation laws . A unique clause renounced all authority on the part of the crown to tax the colonists ...
... Quaker colony was required to tolerate the es- tablished English church , and especial emphasis was placed upon obedience to the navigation laws . A unique clause renounced all authority on the part of the crown to tax the colonists ...
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