Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788: And the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... representation to each , in proportion to the number of taxables in such returns ; which representation shall continue for the next seven years after- wards , at the end of which , a new return of the taxable inhabitants shall be made ...
... representation to each , in proportion to the number of taxables in such returns ; which representation shall continue for the next seven years after- wards , at the end of which , a new return of the taxable inhabitants shall be made ...
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... representation . Can the great States consent to this ? they did it would eventually work its own destruction . How are forces to be raised by the Jersey plan ? By quotas ? Will the States comply with the requisition ? As much as they ...
... representation . Can the great States consent to this ? they did it would eventually work its own destruction . How are forces to be raised by the Jersey plan ? By quotas ? Will the States comply with the requisition ? As much as they ...
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... representation in the general government ; it would be too expensive and too unwieldy . We are then under the necessity of having this a very inade- quate representation . Is this general representation to be compared with the real ...
... representation in the general government ; it would be too expensive and too unwieldy . We are then under the necessity of having this a very inade- quate representation . Is this general representation to be compared with the real ...
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