The People's Choice, from Washington to Harding: A Study in DemocracyThis work discusses how politics, democracy, and the presidency evolved in the United States from 1789 to 1923. |
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... passed the bounds of peaceful resistance , it was ( except in Virginia ) distinctly a movement of the middle and lower classes . A new set of leaders came forward , hitherto unknown , less edu- cated , and eager for change . The very ...
... passed the bounds of peaceful resistance , it was ( except in Virginia ) distinctly a movement of the middle and lower classes . A new set of leaders came forward , hitherto unknown , less edu- cated , and eager for change . The very ...
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... passed a protective tariff , Tyler vetoed it . Congress then passed a tariff for revenue with ' incidental protection , ' and with provision for distributing the surplus revenue among the States . On the grounds that it was merely a ...
... passed a protective tariff , Tyler vetoed it . Congress then passed a tariff for revenue with ' incidental protection , ' and with provision for distributing the surplus revenue among the States . On the grounds that it was merely a ...
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... passed a bill giving American coastwise shipping free passage through the canal - a reasonable provision except for the fact that it was in violation of the Hay - Pauncefote treaty with Great Britain . But when Wilson sought to repeal ...
... passed a bill giving American coastwise shipping free passage through the canal - a reasonable provision except for the fact that it was in violation of the Hay - Pauncefote treaty with Great Britain . But when Wilson sought to repeal ...
Contents
WASHINGTON | 3 |
JOHN ADAMS AND JEFFERSON | 32 |
MADISON MONROE AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS | 72 |
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