United States History by the Brace System: A Study of the History of the United States for the Use of Teacher and Pupil |
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... the motto of your State ? Who is the gov- ernor ? 108. What is a " Quaker gun " ? 109. When and how often does Congress assemble ? 110. Who is president of the Senate ? REVIEW . - I . Make a list of the COLONIAL PERIOD . 31.
... the motto of your State ? Who is the gov- ernor ? 108. What is a " Quaker gun " ? 109. When and how often does Congress assemble ? 110. Who is president of the Senate ? REVIEW . - I . Make a list of the COLONIAL PERIOD . 31.
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... Congress ? 115. Was Columbus ever married ? 116. What river of South Carolina was Jordan ? once called the 117. What was the " Lost Colony of America " ? 118. What did the settlers at Roanoke live on for a short time ? 119. What ...
... Congress ? 115. Was Columbus ever married ? 116. What river of South Carolina was Jordan ? once called the 117. What was the " Lost Colony of America " ? 118. What did the settlers at Roanoke live on for a short time ? 119. What ...
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... Congress . 1765 Stamp Act . 1766 - Stamp Act . 1767 - Duty on Tea . 1768 - Troops . 1769 - Traitors . 1770 { New York . Boston . 1773 - Tea Party . 1774 - First Continental Congress . DIRECTIONS.- . - 1 . Read your authors to determine ...
... Congress . 1765 Stamp Act . 1766 - Stamp Act . 1767 - Duty on Tea . 1768 - Troops . 1769 - Traitors . 1770 { New York . Boston . 1773 - Tea Party . 1774 - First Continental Congress . DIRECTIONS.- . - 1 . Read your authors to determine ...
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... Congress . Siege of { Boston . Charleston . 1776 Long Island . Trenton . Independence . Princeton . Brandywine . Germantown . Ticonderoga . 1777 Bennington . Cause ? Revolution . Saratoga . Confederation . Stars and Stripes . Monmouth ...
... Congress . Siege of { Boston . Charleston . 1776 Long Island . Trenton . Independence . Princeton . Brandywine . Germantown . Ticonderoga . 1777 Bennington . Cause ? Revolution . Saratoga . Confederation . Stars and Stripes . Monmouth ...
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... Congress did . Memorize these facts . 7. Give the history of the capture of Ticonderoga in your own language . 8. Ditto the battle of Bunker Hill . 9. Tell all about the Second Con- tinental Congress . 10. Trace the commander - in ...
... Congress did . Memorize these facts . 7. Give the history of the capture of Ticonderoga in your own language . 8. Ditto the battle of Bunker Hill . 9. Tell all about the Second Con- tinental Congress . 10. Trace the commander - in ...
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Page 147 - But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.
Page 212 - That a district of territory, not exceeding ten miles square, to be located, as hereafter directed, on the River Potomac, at some place between the mouths of the Eastern Branch and Connogocheague, be, and the same is hereby, accepted for the permanent seat of government of the United States...
Page 210 - And we declare with words of soberness, that an angel of God came down from heaven, and he brought and laid before our eyes, that we beheld and saw the plates, and the engravings thereon...
Page 176 - His Britannic Majesty acknowledges the said United States, viz.: New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, to be FREE, SOVEREIGN, AND INDEPENDENT STATES...
Page 126 - HERE WAS BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, OF THE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: because by these, as testimonials that I have lived, I wish most to be remembered.
Page 176 - The essential and direct end of the present defensive alliance is to maintain effectually the liberty, sovereignty, and independence absolute and unlimited, of the said United 'States, as well in matters of government as of commerce.
Page 168 - In sorrow by thy bier we stand, Amid the awe that hushes all, And speak the anguish of a land That shook with horror at thy fall. Thy task is done ; the bond are free : We bear thee to an honored grave, Whose proudest monument shall be The broken fetters of the slave.
Page 138 - Their hearts are all with Marion, For Marion are their prayers. And lovely ladies greet our band With kindliest welcoming, With smiles like those of summer, And tears like those of spring. For them we wear these...
Page 138 - Well knows the fair and friendly moon The band that Marion leads — The glitter of their rifles, The scampering of their steeds.
Page 126 - We have met the enemy and they are ours; two ships, two brigs, one schooner and one sloop.