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Page 757
... territory as far west as the Rio del Norte- being , I believe , the extreme western boundary of Texas - whilst the cession asked for by president Jackson extended only as far west as the centre of the Desert or Grand Prairie , which ...
... territory as far west as the Rio del Norte- being , I believe , the extreme western boundary of Texas - whilst the cession asked for by president Jackson extended only as far west as the centre of the Desert or Grand Prairie , which ...
Page 789
... territory west of the Rio Grande River and south of the Nueces River . Other instructions related to the greatly expanded territorial goals of obtaining additional Mexican territory in the southwest , running from the western border of ...
... territory west of the Rio Grande River and south of the Nueces River . Other instructions related to the greatly expanded territorial goals of obtaining additional Mexican territory in the southwest , running from the western border of ...
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... territory . This time the prohibition became a law , being part of what is now well known as the Ordinance of '87 . The question of federal control of slavery in the territories , seems not to have been directly before the Convention ...
... territory . This time the prohibition became a law , being part of what is now well known as the Ordinance of '87 . The question of federal control of slavery in the territories , seems not to have been directly before the Convention ...
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The Ambivalence of the Concept of Party | 597 |
The Formative Period | 603 |
In Search of Victory | 615 |
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