The History of Nations, Volume 24P. F. Collier & son, 1916 - World history |
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Page 525
... Congress , afterward its governor , and de- feated the Indians at the battle of Tippecanoe in 1811 , after which he was promoted successively to be brigadier general and major general . He defeated the British at the battle of the ...
... Congress , afterward its governor , and de- feated the Indians at the battle of Tippecanoe in 1811 , after which he was promoted successively to be brigadier general and major general . He defeated the British at the battle of the ...
Page 527
... Congress , for he practically had so declared in his address to the people . In deference to the wishes of the President , Congress called upon the Secretary of the Treas- ury to report a plan for a bank . Thereupon the Secretary drew ...
... Congress , for he practically had so declared in his address to the people . In deference to the wishes of the President , Congress called upon the Secretary of the Treas- ury to report a plan for a bank . Thereupon the Secretary drew ...
Page 540
... Congress , in his thirtieth year , where he served without interruption for seven consecutive terms . Dur- ing several terms he was Speaker of the House of Representatives , and discharged the duties of this position with only fair ...
... Congress , in his thirtieth year , where he served without interruption for seven consecutive terms . Dur- ing several terms he was Speaker of the House of Representatives , and discharged the duties of this position with only fair ...
Page 547
... Congress that war existed by act of Mexico , Congress formally " recognized " its existence by a large majority of both houses , there being only six- teen opposition votes , two in the Senate and fourteen in the House of ...
... Congress that war existed by act of Mexico , Congress formally " recognized " its existence by a large majority of both houses , there being only six- teen opposition votes , two in the Senate and fourteen in the House of ...
Page 565
... Congress over slavery in the Territories . Already , before the adoption of the Federal Constitution , the United States had acquired a large domain of territory in the northwest as a result of cessions from the States which had laid ...
... Congress over slavery in the Territories . Already , before the adoption of the Federal Constitution , the United States had acquired a large domain of territory in the northwest as a result of cessions from the States which had laid ...
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