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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Page 86
... term Jefferson , in spite of himself , was engaged in a desultory undeclared war against the Barbary pirates . For years all the European sea powers , as well as the United States , had been pay- ing protection to the rulers of Morocco ...
... term Jefferson , in spite of himself , was engaged in a desultory undeclared war against the Barbary pirates . For years all the European sea powers , as well as the United States , had been pay- ing protection to the rulers of Morocco ...
Page 179
... term , but when Tennessee's Senator William Blount was expelled for " a high misde- meanor , " he took Blount's place in the United States Senate , only to relinquish it not long afterward because of financial difficulties . Although ...
... term , but when Tennessee's Senator William Blount was expelled for " a high misde- meanor , " he took Blount's place in the United States Senate , only to relinquish it not long afterward because of financial difficulties . Although ...
Page 187
... term elections the opposition cap- tured the House of Representatives , leaving the Presi- dent politically high and dry for the remaining two years of his term . Four months before those elections , on July 4 , 1826- the fiftieth ...
... term elections the opposition cap- tured the House of Representatives , leaving the Presi- dent politically high and dry for the remaining two years of his term . Four months before those elections , on July 4 , 1826- the fiftieth ...
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