Abraham Lincoln: A Biography, by Benjamin P. Thomas |
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Page 175
... constitution took place in Kansas . The antislavery men could easily have won . But they doubted the good faith of the territorial Legislature that had called the election , and did not wish to recognize it . Most of them refused to be ...
... constitution took place in Kansas . The antislavery men could easily have won . But they doubted the good faith of the territorial Legislature that had called the election , and did not wish to recognize it . Most of them refused to be ...
Page 177
... constitution by ten thousand majority . But when Kansas applied for statehood under that pro- slavery instrument , Buchanan not only urged Congress to accept it as the legal expression of the people's will , but used all the pressure at ...
... constitution by ten thousand majority . But when Kansas applied for statehood under that pro- slavery instrument , Buchanan not only urged Congress to accept it as the legal expression of the people's will , but used all the pressure at ...
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... Constitution , forbade the Federal Government to control slavery in the federal territories , " while all the rest of the signers of the Constitution probably shared that opinion . Consequently , he argued , quoting Douglas's own words ...
... Constitution , forbade the Federal Government to control slavery in the federal territories , " while all the rest of the signers of the Constitution probably shared that opinion . Consequently , he argued , quoting Douglas's own words ...
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The Short and Simple Annals of the Poor | 3 |
Young Man on His Own | 23 |
His Love Affairs | 44 |
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