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... soldiers , following a taunt from an apprentice boy , fired on an assembly of the citizens , killing three and wounding eight , two of whom later died . This so - called Boston Massacre furnished ideal political capital for colonial ...
... soldiers , following a taunt from an apprentice boy , fired on an assembly of the citizens , killing three and wounding eight , two of whom later died . This so - called Boston Massacre furnished ideal political capital for colonial ...
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... soldiers who insisted that they should not be discharged until the states had granted pensions and sepa- ration allowances . Alexander Hamilton , noting the danger of keep- ing an army together in a state of inactivity , pointed out ...
... soldiers who insisted that they should not be discharged until the states had granted pensions and sepa- ration allowances . Alexander Hamilton , noting the danger of keep- ing an army together in a state of inactivity , pointed out ...
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... soldier of the Civil War , with Winfield Scott Hancock , the Democratic nominee , who had been educated at West Point and ... soldiers by education and nature , who filled well their office when the coun- try was in danger , but were not ...
... soldier of the Civil War , with Winfield Scott Hancock , the Democratic nominee , who had been educated at West Point and ... soldiers by education and nature , who filled well their office when the coun- try was in danger , but were not ...
Contents
The AngloAmerican Heritage | 3 |
The Founding Fathers Reaffirm Civil Supremacy | 18 |
The Defeat of the Federalist Military Plans | 32 |
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