Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788, and the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... Confederation , 1777 ( 1781 ) Royal Instructions to the Peace Commission of 1778 Resolution of Congress on Public Lands and New States , 10 October 1780 . Ordinance of Congress on Public Lands , 20 May 1785 Virginia Statute of Religious ...
... Confederation , 1777 ( 1781 ) Royal Instructions to the Peace Commission of 1778 Resolution of Congress on Public Lands and New States , 10 October 1780 . Ordinance of Congress on Public Lands , 20 May 1785 Virginia Statute of Religious ...
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... Confederation ( p . 178 ) , to go into effect , had to be ratified by every State . It seemed unjust to the states with definite western boundaries , that they should have no part and share in the western domain which would be won with ...
... Confederation ( p . 178 ) , to go into effect , had to be ratified by every State . It seemed unjust to the states with definite western boundaries , that they should have no part and share in the western domain which would be won with ...
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... Confederation . In 1784 Virginia , with a superb gesture , ceded to the United States her excellent claims to the country north of the Ohio ; and the lesser claimants soon followed . In 1784 , then , Congress assumed responsibility for ...
... Confederation . In 1784 Virginia , with a superb gesture , ceded to the United States her excellent claims to the country north of the Ohio ; and the lesser claimants soon followed . In 1784 , then , Congress assumed responsibility for ...
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... Confederation before 1787. In the meantime speculators approached Congress ( as earlier they had Whitehall ) with offers to purchase large tracts yet unsurveyed . Congress , desperately in need of money , was unable to resist ; and in ...
... Confederation before 1787. In the meantime speculators approached Congress ( as earlier they had Whitehall ) with offers to purchase large tracts yet unsurveyed . Congress , desperately in need of money , was unable to resist ; and in ...
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... Confederation ( p . 178 ) , drafted in 1777 but not ratified ( for reasons con- nected with the Western problem ) until 1781 , legalized the existing situation . Congress , as organized in 1774 , remained the sole organ of the ...
... Confederation ( p . 178 ) , drafted in 1777 but not ratified ( for reasons con- nected with the Western problem ) until 1781 , legalized the existing situation . Congress , as organized in 1774 , remained the sole organ of the ...
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