Lectures on the Growth and Development of the United States: Illustrated, Volume 4Edwin Wiley, Irving Everett Rines, Albert Bushnell Hart American Educational Alliance, 1916 - United States |
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... favor of and against the Constitution were so evenly balanced that its fate was un- decided for several months . In a number of cases the adoption was se- cured by a very small margin , and in several instances amendments were suggested ...
... favor of and against the Constitution were so evenly balanced that its fate was un- decided for several months . In a number of cases the adoption was se- cured by a very small margin , and in several instances amendments were suggested ...
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... favor among foreign nations as well as among ourselves . Much of the strength & efficiency of any Government in providing and securing happi- ness to the peoples depends , on opinion , on the general opinion of the goodness of the ...
... favor among foreign nations as well as among ourselves . Much of the strength & efficiency of any Government in providing and securing happi- ness to the peoples depends , on opinion , on the general opinion of the goodness of the ...
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... favor of and against the adoption . † There were papers by " Homespun , " " American Citizens , " " Turk , " " Tar and and Feathers , " " John Humble , Secretary , ' " " " Gaul , " " Briton , " " One of the People , ' 99 " Federal ...
... favor of and against the adoption . † There were papers by " Homespun , " " American Citizens , " " Turk , " " Tar and and Feathers , " " John Humble , Secretary , ' " " " Gaul , " " Briton , " " One of the People , ' 99 " Federal ...
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... favor of adoption , the vote standing 128 to 40. On April 28 , 1788 , after a sharp struggle , Mary- land ratified by a vote of 63 to 11 ( the minority , however , proposing 28 amendments ) ; South Carolina rati- fied May 23 by a vote ...
... favor of adoption , the vote standing 128 to 40. On April 28 , 1788 , after a sharp struggle , Mary- land ratified by a vote of 63 to 11 ( the minority , however , proposing 28 amendments ) ; South Carolina rati- fied May 23 by a vote ...
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... favor of paper money and tender laws . These are more or less in every part of the state . 2. All the late insurgents , and their abettors . We have in the Convention eighteen or twenty who were actually in Shays's army . 3. A great ...
... favor of paper money and tender laws . These are more or less in every part of the state . 2. All the late insurgents , and their abettors . We have in the Convention eighteen or twenty who were actually in Shays's army . 3. A great ...
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