The American Heritage History of the Making of the NationAmerican Heritage Publishing Company; book trade distribution by Simon and Schuster, 1968 - United States - 416 pages |
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... Americans formed societies for digging canals , building bridges , and improving roads . Britain closed the West Indian trade to America , but in- dependence meant that American products could be carried anywhere else . Although England ...
... Americans formed societies for digging canals , building bridges , and improving roads . Britain closed the West Indian trade to America , but in- dependence meant that American products could be carried anywhere else . Although England ...
Page 107
... American ships . British Orders in Council forced American vessels to pass through England even if bound for Russia or Denmark . British captains , desperate for man power , searched American ships on the high seas for deserters from ...
... American ships . British Orders in Council forced American vessels to pass through England even if bound for Russia or Denmark . British captains , desperate for man power , searched American ships on the high seas for deserters from ...
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... American System expanded— which they maintained would unite the country in a re- newed prosperity . In June , 1840 ... American failure to conquer Canada during the War of 1812 , Americans still cherished the notion that most Canadians ...
... American System expanded— which they maintained would unite the country in a re- newed prosperity . In June , 1840 ... American failure to conquer Canada during the War of 1812 , Americans still cherished the notion that most Canadians ...
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