The Story of American Democracy, Political and IndustrialAllyn and Bacon, 1922 - 791 pages |
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... trade had brought these articles , in a steady stream , from central Asia to the eastern shores of the Mediterranean ; but in the fifteenth century the rise of Turkish barbarians in Asia Minor closed this route . Europe , just then ...
... trade had brought these articles , in a steady stream , from central Asia to the eastern shores of the Mediterranean ; but in the fifteenth century the rise of Turkish barbarians in Asia Minor closed this route . Europe , just then ...
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... trade , and tended to adopt Indian habits . The French government in Europe sought in vain to remedy this by sending over cargoes of " king's girls , " and by offering bonuses for early marriages and large families . But even with this ...
... trade , and tended to adopt Indian habits . The French government in Europe sought in vain to remedy this by sending over cargoes of " king's girls , " and by offering bonuses for early marriages and large families . But even with this ...
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... trade . Then Charles appointed Sir John Harvey governor . Harvey belonged to the court faction in Eng- land ; but he had been one of the royal commissioners to Virginia in 1623 , and apparently he had learned there that it would not be ...
... trade . Then Charles appointed Sir John Harvey governor . Harvey belonged to the court faction in Eng- land ; but he had been one of the royal commissioners to Virginia in 1623 , and apparently he had learned there that it would not be ...
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... trading stations , also , were established under such grants ; and in 1623 there came a more ambitious attempt . Robert Gorges , son of the most active member of the Plymouth Council , was granted lands near Boston harbor , with a ...
... trading stations , also , were established under such grants ; and in 1623 there came a more ambitious attempt . Robert Gorges , son of the most active member of the Plymouth Council , was granted lands near Boston harbor , with a ...
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... trade of husbandrey . " " 1 They first settled in Amsterdam , but had no sooner begun to feel safe in some measure , through toil and industry , from " the grime and grisly face of povertie coming upon them like an armed man , " than it ...
... trade of husbandrey . " " 1 They first settled in Amsterdam , but had no sooner begun to feel safe in some measure , through toil and industry , from " the grime and grisly face of povertie coming upon them like an armed man , " than it ...
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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...