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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... took an active part in the Massachusetts Constitutional Conven- tion which made the property qualification for voting double what it had been in the days of English rule . During his stay in Paris , Adams had made one important ...
... took an active part in the Massachusetts Constitutional Conven- tion which made the property qualification for voting double what it had been in the days of English rule . During his stay in Paris , Adams had made one important ...
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... took Calhoun's place as Vice - President . The Peggy O'Neil affair had begun the break between Jackson and Calhoun , and the hard feeling increased when Jackson discovered that Calhoun had wanted to have him censured , back in 1819 ...
... took Calhoun's place as Vice - President . The Peggy O'Neil affair had begun the break between Jackson and Calhoun , and the hard feeling increased when Jackson discovered that Calhoun had wanted to have him censured , back in 1819 ...
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... took fifteen years to clear ) , Lincoln , in 1834 , was elected to the State Legislature , where he served for the next eight years . During these years he was admitted to the bar , and moved from the village of New Salem to Spring ...
... took fifteen years to clear ) , Lincoln , in 1834 , was elected to the State Legislature , where he served for the next eight years . During these years he was admitted to the bar , and moved from the village of New Salem to Spring ...
Contents
WASHINGTON | 3 |
JOHN ADAMS AND JEFFERSON | 32 |
MADISON MONROE AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS | 72 |
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