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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... regard to all places and rivers mentioned in the history . Q. Which was the second universal empire ? A. The second universal empire was the Persian ; founded by Cyrus upon the ruins of the Median and Babylonian kingdoms , 536 B. C. Q. ...
... regard to all places and rivers mentioned in the history . Q. Which was the second universal empire ? A. The second universal empire was the Persian ; founded by Cyrus upon the ruins of the Median and Babylonian kingdoms , 536 B. C. Q. ...
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... . What ensued ? persons . A. A long and bloody war ensued , in which the In- dians were slaughtered , without regard to age or sex . STOR CHAPTER III . SETTLEMENT OF THE NORTHERN COLONIES . SETTLEMENT AT JAMESTOWN . 19.
... . What ensued ? persons . A. A long and bloody war ensued , in which the In- dians were slaughtered , without regard to age or sex . STOR CHAPTER III . SETTLEMENT OF THE NORTHERN COLONIES . SETTLEMENT AT JAMESTOWN . 19.
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... regard to the seat of government ? A. That it should be removed to a more central situa- tion than Philadelphia or New York . Q. When was the seat of government removed to Washington ? A. In the year 1800 , and congress met here in De ...
... regard to the seat of government ? A. That it should be removed to a more central situa- tion than Philadelphia or New York . Q. When was the seat of government removed to Washington ? A. In the year 1800 , and congress met here in De ...
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... regard to education ? A. Large sums have been appropriated by govern- ment , for the purposes of education , yet nearly all has been expended in endowing universities , in which the sons of the noble and rich could alone gain access . Q ...
... regard to education ? A. Large sums have been appropriated by govern- ment , for the purposes of education , yet nearly all has been expended in endowing universities , in which the sons of the noble and rich could alone gain access . Q ...
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... regard to schools ? A. A law was passed in Massachusetts , providing that a school should be kept in every town containing fifty families , in which all the children might be taught to read and write . Q. What has the national ...
... regard to schools ? A. A law was passed in Massachusetts , providing that a school should be kept in every town containing fifty families , in which all the children might be taught to read and write . Q. What has the national ...
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