The Growth of the United StatesH. Holt, 1925 - 862 pages |
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... began to weaken . By the fif- teenth century signs of the modern national states were clearly in evidence not only in the two sections named , but in Portugal and Spain as well . And even in Italy , where feudal confusion and rivalry ...
... began to weaken . By the fif- teenth century signs of the modern national states were clearly in evidence not only in the two sections named , but in Portugal and Spain as well . And even in Italy , where feudal confusion and rivalry ...
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... began in 1202 , although it was started by Pope Innocent III , was really conducted by the Venetian merchants . The crusaders in that expedition aimed at Egypt , as a base of opera- tions against the Holy Land . The first conquests ...
... began in 1202 , although it was started by Pope Innocent III , was really conducted by the Venetian merchants . The crusaders in that expedition aimed at Egypt , as a base of opera- tions against the Holy Land . The first conquests ...
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... began to buy , in large quantities , the finer products of the East : silk and linen , tapestries and rugs , jewels and precious stones . Then too , as they learned that weaknesses in the quality and shortcomings in the preparation of ...
... began to buy , in large quantities , the finer products of the East : silk and linen , tapestries and rugs , jewels and precious stones . Then too , as they learned that weaknesses in the quality and shortcomings in the preparation of ...
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... began to ask themselves , attempt to tap this trade at its source , not by means of caravans , but more directly , by sea ? Fortunately , Portugal had in the person of the king's brother , Prince Henry , the Navigator , a man with both ...
... began to ask themselves , attempt to tap this trade at its source , not by means of caravans , but more directly , by sea ? Fortunately , Portugal had in the person of the king's brother , Prince Henry , the Navigator , a man with both ...
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... began to use the Atlantic and Indian Oceans , and before long the Pacific as well , Venetian prosperity and Venetian greatness steadily ebbed away . Then , as the Atlantic cities came into their own , history unfolded one of the most ...
... began to use the Atlantic and Indian Oceans , and before long the Pacific as well , Venetian prosperity and Venetian greatness steadily ebbed away . Then , as the Atlantic cities came into their own , history unfolded one of the most ...
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Page 234 - 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...
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Page 655 - Today the United States is practically sovereign on this continent, and its fiat is law upon the subjects to which it confines its interposition.
Page 645 - European conditions. The fruits of the toil of millions are boldly stolen to build up colossal fortunes for a few, unprecedented in the history of mankind; and the possessors of these, in turn despise the Republic and endanger liberty. From the same prolific womb of governmental injustice we breed the two great classes — tramps and millionaires.
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