The Story of American Democracy, Political and IndustrialAllyn and Bacon, 1922 - 791 pages |
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... district in America . The lives of the English settlers were far less changed by removal thither than if they had colonized the Mississippi valley or the Pacific coast . But the Appalachian coast does differ from the European coast of ...
... district in America . The lives of the English settlers were far less changed by removal thither than if they had colonized the Mississippi valley or the Pacific coast . But the Appalachian coast does differ from the European coast of ...
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... district could raise foodstuffs to south on a large scale . The north was less fertile farm- Varying ing was not profitable except in small holdings occupations with trustworthy " help " ; but the pine and oak from north forests of that ...
... district could raise foodstuffs to south on a large scale . The north was less fertile farm- Varying ing was not profitable except in small holdings occupations with trustworthy " help " ; but the pine and oak from north forests of that ...
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... district to - day contains more people than dwelt in all the continent , north of Mexico , when Europeans first touched its shores . Three groups of Indian peoples held the country between the Mississippi and the Atlantic . The Gulf ...
... district to - day contains more people than dwelt in all the continent , north of Mexico , when Europeans first touched its shores . Three groups of Indian peoples held the country between the Mississippi and the Atlantic . The Gulf ...
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... district 100 miles along the coast and 100 miles inland . The exact location of these grants was to be fixed by the position of the first settlements . The Londoners were to choose anywhere be- tween the 34th and the 41st parallel ( or ...
... district 100 miles along the coast and 100 miles inland . The exact location of these grants was to be fixed by the position of the first settlements . The Londoners were to choose anywhere be- tween the 34th and the 41st parallel ( or ...
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... district , from the Potomac to the Hudson , open to whichever Company should first occupy it . Probably the King's intention was Cape Fear VIRGINIA in 1606-1608 Southern Virginia ( London Company ) Northern Virginia ( Plymouth Company ) ...
... district , from the Potomac to the Hudson , open to whichever Company should first occupy it . Probably the King's intention was Cape Fear VIRGINIA in 1606-1608 Southern Virginia ( London Company ) Northern Virginia ( Plymouth Company ) ...
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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...