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Page 67
... called Shakers ' were presented to the state legislatures of New York and New Hampshire . In response to the demand that they should pay a special tax as a substitute for militia service , the Shakers asked : ' What is this but ...
... called Shakers ' were presented to the state legislatures of New York and New Hampshire . In response to the demand that they should pay a special tax as a substitute for militia service , the Shakers asked : ' What is this but ...
Page 85
... called for individual resistance to the point of going to prison and refusing to pay war taxes , and he himself spent a brief , but famous , night in the Concord jail . Much denounced in the North , the War with Mexico was not popular ...
... called for individual resistance to the point of going to prison and refusing to pay war taxes , and he himself spent a brief , but famous , night in the Concord jail . Much denounced in the North , the War with Mexico was not popular ...
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... called off , a group of ninety- nine Protestant clergymen called upon the nation to observe ' a day of mourning and repentance ' on the eve of the first draft registrations in August 1948.23 The prosecution of conscientious objectors ...
... called off , a group of ninety- nine Protestant clergymen called upon the nation to observe ' a day of mourning and repentance ' on the eve of the first draft registrations in August 1948.23 The prosecution of conscientious objectors ...
Contents
The AngloAmerican Heritage | 3 |
The Founding Fathers Reaffirm Civil Supremacy | 18 |
The Defeat of the Federalist Military Plans | 32 |
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