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... political ; the first , a group of ideas which control the conduct of men as bread - winners ; the second , a group of ideas which control men in their civil relations . With- out presuming to enter upon a discussion of controversial ...
... political ; the first , a group of ideas which control the conduct of men as bread - winners ; the second , a group of ideas which control men in their civil relations . With- out presuming to enter upon a discussion of controversial ...
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... political lessons , not only for the Virginians , but for the people of the other colo- nies as well ; and first came the hard experiences under the navigation acts which began to bear down the Americans in 1676. Much of the history of ...
... political lessons , not only for the Virginians , but for the people of the other colo- nies as well ; and first came the hard experiences under the navigation acts which began to bear down the Americans in 1676. Much of the history of ...
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... political ideas and of what the settlers might expect . Though made absolute proprietor by his charter , Penn expressly limited his powers and that of his successors so that no proprietary tyranny could be estab- lished . He thus put in ...
... political ideas and of what the settlers might expect . Though made absolute proprietor by his charter , Penn expressly limited his powers and that of his successors so that no proprietary tyranny could be estab- lished . He thus put in ...
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... political control of the colony fell into the hands of the Scotch - Irish , the Germans and others who believed in war , offensive and defensive . The Friends never re- gained their political influence . While the French and Indians ...
... political control of the colony fell into the hands of the Scotch - Irish , the Germans and others who believed in war , offensive and defensive . The Friends never re- gained their political influence . While the French and Indians ...
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... political line was practically continued down the Ohio from Pennsylvania to the Mississippi . It may be truly said that Mason and Dixon located one of the principal political landmarks in our history , but to these skilled surveyors the ...
... political line was practically continued down the Ohio from Pennsylvania to the Mississippi . It may be truly said that Mason and Dixon located one of the principal political landmarks in our history , but to these skilled surveyors the ...
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