An American HistoryGinn and Company, 1920 - 537 páginas |
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... troops from the Massachusetts , the Connecticut , and the Plymouth colonies , but not until half of the eighty or ninety towns of those colonies had been ravaged by fire , some hundred thou- sand pounds sterling of their treasure spent ...
... troops from the Massachusetts , the Connecticut , and the Plymouth colonies , but not until half of the eighty or ninety towns of those colonies had been ravaged by fire , some hundred thou- sand pounds sterling of their treasure spent ...
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... Troops feafonable Alarm for Scotland . In a Letter thither this Winter , 1. Because the English & Duich from a Gentleman in the City , to his Friend in will not then be at Sea to oppofe then . 2. He can the Country , concerning the ...
... Troops feafonable Alarm for Scotland . In a Letter thither this Winter , 1. Because the English & Duich from a Gentleman in the City , to his Friend in will not then be at Sea to oppofe then . 2. He can the Country , concerning the ...
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... troops in this war was the capture in 1745 of the imposing fortress of Louisburg on Cape Breton Island , guarding the mouth of the St. Lawrence . Colonel William Pepperrell of Maine was in command of the expedition , and his army con ...
... troops in this war was the capture in 1745 of the imposing fortress of Louisburg on Cape Breton Island , guarding the mouth of the St. Lawrence . Colonel William Pepperrell of Maine was in command of the expedition , and his army con ...
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... troops which they furnished , or long refused , like New Jersey and the colonies south of Virginia , to furnish any troops at all . To make matters worse , the generals sent over from England , with few exceptions , despised the colonial ...
... troops which they furnished , or long refused , like New Jersey and the colonies south of Virginia , to furnish any troops at all . To make matters worse , the generals sent over from England , with few exceptions , despised the colonial ...
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... troops sent over , under the command of the brave but rash General Braddock , to take Fort Duquesne , were surprised ... troops with lavish generosity . In all , about 50,000 troops were ready for the fourfold campaign of 1758 against ...
... troops sent over , under the command of the brave but rash General Braddock , to take Fort Duquesne , were surprised ... troops with lavish generosity . In all , about 50,000 troops were ready for the fourfold campaign of 1758 against ...
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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...