The Price of UnionHoughton Mifflin, 1950 - 750 pages Explores the origins and development of American political institutions. Contains a copy of the constitution, notes, bibliography, and index. |
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Page 315
... South would support improve- ments at federal expense for Western harbors , rivers , and roads . Senator Hannegan had sent word to Calhoun that if the South would promise this help , the West would " go with the South on the tariff ...
... South would support improve- ments at federal expense for Western harbors , rivers , and roads . Senator Hannegan had sent word to Calhoun that if the South would promise this help , the West would " go with the South on the tariff ...
Page 330
... South . That equality was gone . In wealth and population the North had forged ahead , and the disparity would grow greater . The change had not come for natural reasons , but because of three pernicious policies of the federal govern ...
... South . That equality was gone . In wealth and population the North had forged ahead , and the disparity would grow greater . The change had not come for natural reasons , but because of three pernicious policies of the federal govern ...
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... South must have known that she was abandoning Washington to the capitalists when she went to war and withdrew her agrarian Senators and Representatives . Those that take the sword have often perished by the sword , so perhaps the white ...
... South must have known that she was abandoning Washington to the capitalists when she went to war and withdrew her agrarian Senators and Representatives . Those that take the sword have often perished by the sword , so perhaps the white ...
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17631788 | 3 |
Prelude to a Federation | 25 |
Claims of the States to Western Lands 17831802 | 35 |
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