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... Boston .. 82. Church and State . ....... 83. The Growth of Democracy - The Town Meeting . 84. Religious Differences : Roger Williams , Anne Hutchinson and the Quakers ... 85. Salem Witchcraft 86. Andros NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE . 87 ...
... Boston .. 82. Church and State . ....... 83. The Growth of Democracy - The Town Meeting . 84. Religious Differences : Roger Williams , Anne Hutchinson and the Quakers ... 85. Salem Witchcraft 86. Andros NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE . 87 ...
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... Boston Massacre- March 5 , 1770 : The Revenue Cutter Gaspee - 1772 ... 164 204. Cheap Tea , and the Boston Tea Party - Dec . 16 , 1773 . 205. The Boston Port Bill and the " Intolerable Acts " -March and June , 1774 166 168 206. Effect ...
... Boston Massacre- March 5 , 1770 : The Revenue Cutter Gaspee - 1772 ... 164 204. Cheap Tea , and the Boston Tea Party - Dec . 16 , 1773 . 205. The Boston Port Bill and the " Intolerable Acts " -March and June , 1774 166 168 206. Effect ...
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... Boston . 144 154 Facing 174 167 A British Soldier . An American Soldier . 172 172 Independence Hall . 180 REVOLUTIONARY LEADERS : Benjamin Franklin , Thomas Jefferson , Robert Morris , John Adams .. Facing 185 Ships of the Period . 202 ...
... Boston . 144 154 Facing 174 167 A British Soldier . An American Soldier . 172 172 Independence Hall . 180 REVOLUTIONARY LEADERS : Benjamin Franklin , Thomas Jefferson , Robert Morris , John Adams .. Facing 185 Ships of the Period . 202 ...
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... Boston and Vicinity Charlestown Peninsula Showing Bunker Hill . Boston Harbor .. Campaign of 1776 . Philadelphia and Vicinity . Wyoming Valley ... 118 165 171 175 178 186 193 196 200 Campaign in the West . 203 Map of Southern Campaign ...
... Boston and Vicinity Charlestown Peninsula Showing Bunker Hill . Boston Harbor .. Campaign of 1776 . Philadelphia and Vicinity . Wyoming Valley ... 118 165 171 175 178 186 193 196 200 Campaign in the West . 203 Map of Southern Campaign ...
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... Boston . - Although greatly persecuted by the king and Archbishop Laud , the head of the Church of England , the ... Boston Bay ; some at Salem , others started THE COMING OF THE ENGLISH HOME BUILDERS 77 MASSACHUSETTS-BAY COLONY Salem ...
... Boston . - Although greatly persecuted by the king and Archbishop Laud , the head of the Church of England , the ... Boston Bay ; some at Salem , others started THE COMING OF THE ENGLISH HOME BUILDERS 77 MASSACHUSETTS-BAY COLONY Salem ...
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Page 237 - No person, except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States at the time of the adoption of this constitution, shall be eligible to the office of president: neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty five years, and been fourteen years a resident within the United States.
Page 374 - I do not expect the house to fall, but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other. Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction; or its advocates will push it forward till it shall become alike lawful in all the States, old as well as new, North as well as South.
Page 184 - He is at this time transporting large armies of foreign mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation, and tyranny already begun with circumstances of cruelty and perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the head of a civilized nation. He has constrained our fellow-citizens, taken captive on the high seas, to bear arms against their country, to become the executioners of their friends and brethren, or to fall themselves by their hands.
Page 185 - ... full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.
Page 397 - I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.
Page 238 - He shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the Union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both houses, or either of them, and in...
Page 397 - One section of our country believes slavery is right and ought to be extended, while the other believes it is wrong and ought not to be extended. This is the only substantial dispute.
Page 236 - President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows. Clause 2: Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector. Clause 3...
Page 244 - Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as...
Page 237 - Compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them. Clause 8: Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation: — "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and...