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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... territory equaled that of the free citizens of the smallest of the thirteen states , the territory , on agreeing to assume its share of the federal debt and to maintain a republican form of government , was to be admitted to the Union ...
... territory equaled that of the free citizens of the smallest of the thirteen states , the territory , on agreeing to assume its share of the federal debt and to maintain a republican form of government , was to be admitted to the Union ...
Page 85
... territory . Liv- ingston , momentarily awaiting the arrival of James Monroe as envoy extraordinary , replied cautiously that his country wanted merely New Orleans and the Flori- das . Talleyrand said that without New Orleans the territory ...
... territory . Liv- ingston , momentarily awaiting the arrival of James Monroe as envoy extraordinary , replied cautiously that his country wanted merely New Orleans and the Flori- das . Talleyrand said that without New Orleans the territory ...
Page 143
... Territory . The Territory of Arkansas was organized and detached from Missouri Territory in 1819 , and that same year the settlers of Missouri Terri- tory petitioned for statehood . Settled mostly by South- erners , the region had grown ...
... Territory . The Territory of Arkansas was organized and detached from Missouri Territory in 1819 , and that same year the settlers of Missouri Terri- tory petitioned for statehood . Settled mostly by South- erners , the region had grown ...
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