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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... killed . QUEER QUERIES . 141. What poem did Wolfe recite and comment upon while crossing the St. Lawrence to his death ? 142. Who coined the first money in the colonies ? 143. Who first taught freedom of religious worship in the U.S. ...
... killed . QUEER QUERIES . 141. What poem did Wolfe recite and comment upon while crossing the St. Lawrence to his death ? 142. Who coined the first money in the colonies ? 143. Who first taught freedom of religious worship in the U.S. ...
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... killed by his own men ? 317. Why did General Scott resign ? 318. Who was called the Rock of Chickamauga ? 319. What commander lashed himself to the mast of his vessel during a battle ? 320. Why was the war of secession not closed by a ...
... killed by his own men ? 317. Why did General Scott resign ? 318. Who was called the Rock of Chickamauga ? 319. What commander lashed himself to the mast of his vessel during a battle ? 320. Why was the war of secession not closed by a ...
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... " ? 428. Who killed Braddock ? 429. Who were the " Barn - burners " ? « Hunkers " ? " Hard shells " ? " Soft Shells " ? 430. What was the Palmetto Cockade ? 431. Who said , " To the victors belong the 94 UNITED STATES HISTORY .
... " ? 428. Who killed Braddock ? 429. Who were the " Barn - burners " ? « Hunkers " ? " Hard shells " ? " Soft Shells " ? 430. What was the Palmetto Cockade ? 431. Who said , " To the victors belong the 94 UNITED STATES HISTORY .
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... killing Hamilton ? 445. Why did John Randolph , of Roanoke , leave the Re- publican party ? 446. What did John Randolph call the Northern politicians who favored the measures of the South ? 447. Who first enunciated the doctrine of ...
... killing Hamilton ? 445. Why did John Randolph , of Roanoke , leave the Re- publican party ? 446. What did John Randolph call the Northern politicians who favored the measures of the South ? 447. Who first enunciated the doctrine of ...
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... kill Scott while he was a pris- oner at Niagara ? 460. When Proctor failed to check the savages in their cru- elty to prisoners , what did Tecumseh say to him ? 461. Who said , " Don't give up the ship " ? 462. Where does David Glascoe ...
... kill Scott while he was a pris- oner at Niagara ? 460. When Proctor failed to check the savages in their cru- elty to prisoners , what did Tecumseh say to him ? 461. Who said , " Don't give up the ship " ? 462. Where does David Glascoe ...
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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.