The Story of American Democracy, Political and IndustrialAllyn and Bacon, 1922 - 791 pages |
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... United States 340 67. California redwoods 341 68. Sectional elevation of the United States ( after Draper ) 342 69. Movement of centers of population and of manufactures 343 70. An early cotton gin 345 71. Farm tools in 1800 346 72 ...
... United States 340 67. California redwoods 341 68. Sectional elevation of the United States ( after Draper ) 342 69. Movement of centers of population and of manufactures 343 70. An early cotton gin 345 71. Farm tools in 1800 346 72 ...
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... united with New England under the rule of Andros . Andros was a bluff , hot - tempered soldier . He was com- mander of the soldiery he brought with him and of the mili- The rule of tia ; and , with the consent of an appointed coun ...
... united with New England under the rule of Andros . Andros was a bluff , hot - tempered soldier . He was com- mander of the soldiery he brought with him and of the mili- The rule of tia ; and , with the consent of an appointed coun ...
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... united America . More- over , though this law did aim to raise revenue , still in form it was like preceding navigation laws , to which the colonists were accustomed . The leaders of public opinion needed a better rallying cry than it ...
... united America . More- over , though this law did aim to raise revenue , still in form it was like preceding navigation laws , to which the colonists were accustomed . The leaders of public opinion needed a better rallying cry than it ...
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... Better still , it prophesied united action . Christopher Gadsden , delegate from South Carolina , ex- claimed " There ought to be no New England man , no New Yorker , known on this continent ; but all TEN YEARS OF AGITATION, 1765-1774 •
... Better still , it prophesied united action . Christopher Gadsden , delegate from South Carolina , ex- claimed " There ought to be no New England man , no New Yorker , known on this continent ; but all TEN YEARS OF AGITATION, 1765-1774 •
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... united by revolutionary machinery . Here the first step was taken by Virginia . The occasion arose out of the burning of the Gaspee , a revenue schooner off the Rhode Island coast - whose commander had become extremely obnoxious to the ...
... united by revolutionary machinery . Here the first step was taken by Virginia . The occasion arose out of the burning of the Gaspee , a revenue schooner off the Rhode Island coast - whose commander had become extremely obnoxious to the ...
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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...