The Political Thought of American Statesmen: Selected Writings and SpeechesMorton J. Frisch, Richard G. Stevens |
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... territory beyond their strict State limits . Virginia thus owned the North - Western territory - the country out of which the principal part of Ohio , all Indiana , all Illinois , all Michigan and all Wisconsin , have since been formed ...
... territory beyond their strict State limits . Virginia thus owned the North - Western territory - the country out of which the principal part of Ohio , all Indiana , all Illinois , all Michigan and all Wisconsin , have since been formed ...
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... Territory , and no other , the Congress of the Confederation had before them the question of prohibiting slavery in that Territory ; and four of the " thirty - nine , " who afterward framed the Consti- tution , were in that Congress ...
... Territory , and no other , the Congress of the Confederation had before them the question of prohibiting slavery in that Territory ; and four of the " thirty - nine , " who afterward framed the Consti- tution , were in that Congress ...
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... territory ; else both their fidelity to correct principle , and their oath to support the Constitution , would have constrained them to oppose the prohibition . Again , George Washington , another of the " thirty - nine , " was then ...
... territory ; else both their fidelity to correct principle , and their oath to support the Constitution , would have constrained them to oppose the prohibition . Again , George Washington , another of the " thirty - nine , " was then ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Founding | 2 |
THOMAS JEFFERSON 17431826 | 6 |
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