The Growth of the United StatesH. Holt, 1925 - 862 pages |
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... feudal lord , his standard of living was low , and his tastes , if possible , were lower , so his attitude toward the merchant was distinctly not that of 1 DECLINE OF FEUDALISM 5 encouragement . These were the THE EUROPEAN BACKGROUND.
... feudal lord , his standard of living was low , and his tastes , if possible , were lower , so his attitude toward the merchant was distinctly not that of 1 DECLINE OF FEUDALISM 5 encouragement . These were the THE EUROPEAN BACKGROUND.
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... merchants they would , without the slightest compunction , and when robbery was so easy , why take the trouble to purchase ? Naturally under these conditions , commerce failed to thrive . DECLINE OF FEUDALISM From the eleventh to the ...
... merchants they would , without the slightest compunction , and when robbery was so easy , why take the trouble to purchase ? Naturally under these conditions , commerce failed to thrive . DECLINE OF FEUDALISM From the eleventh to the ...
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... merchants were ready to do their part in promoting better times . Artisans in the towns found steadily growing markets for their commodities , while the peasants were encouraged to raise food for the towns . As for the feudal lords ...
... merchants were ready to do their part in promoting better times . Artisans in the towns found steadily growing markets for their commodities , while the peasants were encouraged to raise food for the towns . As for the feudal lords ...
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... merchants to keep their needs and wants supplied . For the first time since the last days of the Roman Empire ... merchants could provide . The sources of supply of these products range from China and India to the Spice Islands , in the ...
... merchants to keep their needs and wants supplied . For the first time since the last days of the Roman Empire ... merchants could provide . The sources of supply of these products range from China and India to the Spice Islands , in the ...
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... merchants , and mere curiosity - seekers and adventurers . The most famous of these were the Polo brothers , Venetian merchants , with the young Marco . They spent about twenty years in the service of the Grand Khan in China and then ...
... merchants , and mere curiosity - seekers and adventurers . The most famous of these were the Polo brothers , Venetian merchants , with the young Marco . They spent about twenty years in the service of the Grand Khan in China and then ...
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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...
Page 409 - The cup of forbearance had been exhausted, even before the recent information from the frontier of the Del Norte. But now, after reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil.
Page 69 - I choose to solve the controversy with this small distinction, and it belongs to all three: any government is free to the people under it (whatever be the frame) where the laws rule and the people are a party to those laws, and more than this is tyranny, oligarchy, or confusion.
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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Page 475 - I now reiterate these sentiments ; and in doing so I only press upon the public attention the most conclusive evidence of which the case is susceptible, that the property, peace, and security of no section are to be in anywise endangered by the now incoming administration.
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