The Price of UnionExplores the origins and development of American political institutions. Contains a copy of the constitution, notes, bibliography, and index. |
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Page 175
... territories which had not belonged to the Union at the time it was formed . It was thereby decided , irrevocably , that states would multiply throughout the vast Louisiana Territory , that the new states would soon outnumber and outvote ...
... territories which had not belonged to the Union at the time it was formed . It was thereby decided , irrevocably , that states would multiply throughout the vast Louisiana Territory , that the new states would soon outnumber and outvote ...
Page 283
... territory's first delegate to Congress . As chairman of the House Committee on Public Lands , he reported the bill which became the Land Act of 1800 . The year the bill became law , John Adams appointed Harrison gov- ernor of the ...
... territory's first delegate to Congress . As chairman of the House Committee on Public Lands , he reported the bill which became the Land Act of 1800 . The year the bill became law , John Adams appointed Harrison gov- ernor of the ...
Page 361
... territory of Nebraska . The Southern members of Congress blocked each attempt , both because they wished to save the railway for their own section and because the proposed territory lay north of the Missouri Compromise line and must one ...
... territory of Nebraska . The Southern members of Congress blocked each attempt , both because they wished to save the railway for their own section and because the proposed territory lay north of the Missouri Compromise line and must one ...
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Prelude to a Federation | 25 |
The Constitution Written and Unwritten | 39 |
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