History of the United States: Containing All the Events Necessary to be Committed to Memory : with the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States and a Table of Chronology : for the Use of SchoolsUriah Hunt & Son, 1850 - 216 pages |
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... consent . Q. What was asserted by England as a reason for taxing her colonies ? A. The wars in America , in defence of the colonies , had increased her national debt . Q. What did the colonists maintain ? A. That they had contributed ...
... consent . Q. What was asserted by England as a reason for taxing her colonies ? A. The wars in America , in defence of the colonies , had increased her national debt . Q. What did the colonists maintain ? A. That they had contributed ...
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... consent , there would be no limit to the oppression which might be exercised over them . Q. When was the celebrated stamp act passed ? A. In 1765 . Q. What was the stamp act ? A. An act by which the Americans were compelled to use ...
... consent , there would be no limit to the oppression which might be exercised over them . Q. When was the celebrated stamp act passed ? A. In 1765 . Q. What was the stamp act ? A. An act by which the Americans were compelled to use ...
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... consent of the governed ; that whenever any form of government be- comes destructive of these ends , it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it , and to institute a new government , laying its foundation on such principles ...
... consent of the governed ; that whenever any form of government be- comes destructive of these ends , it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it , and to institute a new government , laying its foundation on such principles ...
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... consent of our legislatures . He has affected to render the military independent of , and superior to , the civil power . He has combined with others to subject us to a juris- diction foreign to our constitution , and unacknowledged by ...
... consent of our legislatures . He has affected to render the military independent of , and superior to , the civil power . He has combined with others to subject us to a juris- diction foreign to our constitution , and unacknowledged by ...
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... Consent of the other , adjourn for more than three days , nor to any other Place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting . 1. Is each House the judge of the elections , qualifications , & c . , of its own members ? 2. What ...
... Consent of the other , adjourn for more than three days , nor to any other Place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting . 1. Is each House the judge of the elections , qualifications , & c . , of its own members ? 2. What ...
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