An American HistoryGinn and Company, 1920 - 537 páginas |
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... appointed by the king and subject to his control . This English council was to appoint. THE VIRGINIA GRANTS OF 1606 AND 1609 CELEBRATION OF THE THREE- HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SETTLEMENT OF. 28 THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ENGLISH.
... appointed by the king and subject to his control . This English council was to appoint. THE VIRGINIA GRANTS OF 1606 AND 1609 CELEBRATION OF THE THREE- HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SETTLEMENT OF. 28 THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ENGLISH.
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David Saville Muzzey. to his control . This English council was to appoint another council of thirteen members to reside in each colony , and , under the direction of a president , to manage its local affairs , subject always to the au ...
David Saville Muzzey. to his control . This English council was to appoint another council of thirteen members to reside in each colony , and , under the direction of a president , to manage its local affairs , subject always to the au ...
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... appointed by the English king , and a legislature , or assembly , elected by the people of the colony . 31. " The Old Dominion . " The people of Virginia were very loyal to the Stuarts . When the quarrel between king and Parlia- ment in ...
... appointed by the English king , and a legislature , or assembly , elected by the people of the colony . 31. " The Old Dominion . " The people of Virginia were very loyal to the Stuarts . When the quarrel between king and Parlia- ment in ...
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... appointed a committee of safety , and sent envoys to London to learn the will of the new king , William of Orange . Thus the " Glorious Revolution " of 1689 in Massachusetts was truly a part of the English Revolution of 1688 and a ...
... appointed a committee of safety , and sent envoys to London to learn the will of the new king , William of Orange . Thus the " Glorious Revolution " of 1689 in Massachusetts was truly a part of the English Revolution of 1688 and a ...
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... appointed the governors , established courts , collected a land tax ( " quitrent " ) from the inhabitants , offered bonuses to settlers , and in general managed their provinces like farms or any other business venture , subject always ...
... appointed the governors , established courts , collected a land tax ( " quitrent " ) from the inhabitants , offered bonuses to settlers , and in general managed their provinces like farms or any other business venture , subject always ...
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Página 108 - Gentlemen may cry, Peace, peace — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle ? What is it that gentlemen wish ? What would they have ? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery ? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!
Página 528 - States, they have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and do all other acts and things which independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.
Página 533 - To borrow money on the credit of the United States ; To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes ; To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies, throughout the United States ; To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of...
Página 538 - After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited. SECTION 2. The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Página 538 - Section 2. The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. Section 3. This article shall be Inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of the several states, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.
Página 307 - It matters not what way the Supreme Court may hereafter decide as to the abstract question whether slavery may or may not go into a Territory under the Constitution, the people have the lawful means to introduce it or exclude it as they please, for the reason that slavery cannot exist a day or an hour anywhere, unless it is supported by local police regulations.
Página 250 - I am in earnest — I will not equivocate — I will not excuse — I will not retreat a single inch — and I will be heard.
Página 538 - ... vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct. This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution.
Página 538 - Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, Daniel Carroll. VIRGINIA. — John Blair, James Madison, Jr. NORTH CAROLINA. — William Blount, Richard Dobbs Spaight, Hugh Williamson. SOUTH CAROLINA. — John Rutledge, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Charles Pinckney, Pierce Butler. GEORGIA. — William Few, Abraham Baldwin. Attest: WILLIAM JACKSON, Secretary. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
Página 307 - A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this government cannot endure permanently, half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved, — I do not expect the house to fall ; but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other. Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction ; or its advocates will...