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... James Madison 272 341. Effect of the Repeal of the Embargo . 273 342. Madison's Negotiations 274 343. The Macon Bill - May 1 , 1810 . 274 344. Napoleon's Double Dealing 274 345. The Indians and the British in the Northwest : Battle of ...
... James Madison 272 341. Effect of the Repeal of the Embargo . 273 342. Madison's Negotiations 274 343. The Macon Bill - May 1 , 1810 . 274 344. Napoleon's Double Dealing 274 345. The Indians and the British in the Northwest : Battle of ...
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... James Monroe MONROE'S ADMINISTRATION . Democratic - Republican : 1817-1825 . 365. The Seminole War , and the Purchase of Florida . 366. New States Admitted : Mississippi - 1817 ; Illinois- bama - 1819 ; Maine - 1820 ; Missouri - 1821 ...
... James Monroe MONROE'S ADMINISTRATION . Democratic - Republican : 1817-1825 . 365. The Seminole War , and the Purchase of Florida . 366. New States Admitted : Mississippi - 1817 ; Illinois- bama - 1819 ; Maine - 1820 ; Missouri - 1821 ...
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... James K. Polk ... 333 430. Dispute over the Boundary of Texas . 334 431. Taylor's Army of Occupation .. 335 432. Declaration of War - May 11 , 1846 . 433. Opposition to the War 336 336 434. Plan of the War 338 435. Taylor's Campaign ...
... James K. Polk ... 333 430. Dispute over the Boundary of Texas . 334 431. Taylor's Army of Occupation .. 335 432. Declaration of War - May 11 , 1846 . 433. Opposition to the War 336 336 434. Plan of the War 338 435. Taylor's Campaign ...
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... James Buchanan ... 368 468. The Dred Scott Decision and the Repeal of the Missouri Com- promise ... 369 469. The Kansas Struggle Ends in Victory for Freedom . 371 470. The Lincoln - Douglas Debates .. 373 471. John Brown's Raid at ...
... James Buchanan ... 368 468. The Dred Scott Decision and the Repeal of the Missouri Com- promise ... 369 469. The Kansas Struggle Ends in Victory for Freedom . 371 470. The Lincoln - Douglas Debates .. 373 471. John Brown's Raid at ...
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... James . 562. Grant's Plan .. 442 563. Battle of the Wilderness - May 5-6 . 564. The Battle of Spottsylvania Courthouse - May 9-12 . 565. North Anna - May 23-25 : Cold Harbor - June 3 . 566. Change of Base from the York to the James ...
... James . 562. Grant's Plan .. 442 563. Battle of the Wilderness - May 5-6 . 564. The Battle of Spottsylvania Courthouse - May 9-12 . 565. North Anna - May 23-25 : Cold Harbor - June 3 . 566. Change of Base from the York to the James ...
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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...