Representative American Orations to Illustrate American Political History, Volume 1Alexander Johnston G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1884 - History |
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... ratification . The Articles of Confederation were proposed by the Continental Congress , Nov. 15 , 1777 . They were ratified by eleven States during the year 1778 , and Delaware ratified in 1779 . Maryland alone held out and refused to ...
... ratification . The Articles of Confederation were proposed by the Continental Congress , Nov. 15 , 1777 . They were ratified by eleven States during the year 1778 , and Delaware ratified in 1779 . Maryland alone held out and refused to ...
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Alexander Johnston. Maryland alone held out and refused to ratify for two years longer . Her long refusal was due to her demand for a national control of the Western territory , which many of the States were trying to appropriate . It ...
Alexander Johnston. Maryland alone held out and refused to ratify for two years longer . Her long refusal was due to her demand for a national control of the Western territory , which many of the States were trying to appropriate . It ...
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... ratification of the articles . There seemed to be no remedy in the forms of law , for the articles expressly provided that no alteration was to be made ex- cept by the assent of every State . Congress proposed alterations , such as the ...
... ratification of the articles . There seemed to be no remedy in the forms of law , for the articles expressly provided that no alteration was to be made ex- cept by the assent of every State . Congress proposed alterations , such as the ...
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... ratified , and when it was certain that the Constitution would go into effect with or with- out the ratification of Virginia or New York . North Carolina did not ratify until 1789 , and Rhode Island not until 1790 . The division between ...
... ratified , and when it was certain that the Constitution would go into effect with or with- out the ratification of Virginia or New York . North Carolina did not ratify until 1789 , and Rhode Island not until 1790 . The division between ...
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... ratification of the Constitution ; the struggle turned on the differences between the national leaders , aided by the satisfied small States , on one side , and the leaders of the State party , aided by the dissatisfied States , large ...
... ratification of the Constitution ; the struggle turned on the differences between the national leaders , aided by the satisfied small States , on one side , and the leaders of the State party , aided by the dissatisfied States , large ...
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