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... adopted the practice of using tobacco in one form or another . The Czar of Russia decreed that smokers should have their noses cut off , but this and other prohibitions were in vain , and the tobacco habit spread throughout Christendom ...
... adopted the practice of using tobacco in one form or another . The Czar of Russia decreed that smokers should have their noses cut off , but this and other prohibitions were in vain , and the tobacco habit spread throughout Christendom ...
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... adopted this means to secure a new start in the world . The same year ( 1619 ) that saw the establishment of representative institutions witnessed also the introduction of negro slavery . The first negroes Negro were brought to ...
... adopted this means to secure a new start in the world . The same year ( 1619 ) that saw the establishment of representative institutions witnessed also the introduction of negro slavery . The first negroes Negro were brought to ...
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... adopt . The New Englanders were surrounded by enemies : the Dutch on the west , the French on the north , and the Indians all along the land frontier . The distance between the settlements on Massachusetts Bay and those on the Con ...
... adopt . The New Englanders were surrounded by enemies : the Dutch on the west , the French on the north , and the Indians all along the land frontier . The distance between the settlements on Massachusetts Bay and those on the Con ...
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... adopted by the states of Pennsylvania and of Virginia as limiting their respective territories . Such was the origin of Mason and Dixon's line , one of the most famous lines of demarca- tion in history . 88. The Northern Boundary of ...
... adopted by the states of Pennsylvania and of Virginia as limiting their respective territories . Such was the origin of Mason and Dixon's line , one of the most famous lines of demarca- tion in history . 88. The Northern Boundary of ...
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... adopt . Grave disputes arose : the colonists did not fulfill their obligations to the satis- faction of the proprietary , and he revoked the grant of self - government . In 1701 Penn granted the Charter of 1663 ] The Carolina Charters ...
... adopt . Grave disputes arose : the colonists did not fulfill their obligations to the satis- faction of the proprietary , and he revoked the grant of self - government . In 1701 Penn granted the Charter of 1663 ] The Carolina Charters ...
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Page 352 - In the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, nor does it comport with our policy so to do. It is only when our rights are invaded or seriously menaced that we resent injuries or make preparation for our defense.
Page 476 - I therefore consider that in view of the Constitution and the laws the Union is unbroken, and to the extent of my ability I shall take care, as the Constitution itself expressly enjoins upon me, that the laws of the Union be faithfully executed in all the States.
Page 171 - That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the united colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general.
Page 586 - ... full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.
Page 589 - Senators. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every Year, and such Meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by Law appoint a different Day.
Page 585 - He is at this time transporting large armies of foreign mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation. He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
Page 588 - No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen. The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided.
Page 212 - The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders, are no more. I am not a Virginian, but an American.