A Compendium of the History of the United States from the Earliest Settlements to 1883W.J. Duffie, 1891 - 525 pages |
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... became united under the style of the United States of America , and then to trace the History of these States , so united under their existing Union , down to the present time . 3. The first part of the work will be the History of the ...
... became united under the style of the United States of America , and then to trace the History of these States , so united under their existing Union , down to the present time . 3. The first part of the work will be the History of the ...
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... became more shallow , and pieces of floating timber were seen . On the night of the 11th of October , Columbus himself saw a light , moving as if borne in the hand of some person , which he considered as evidence , not only of the ...
... became more shallow , and pieces of floating timber were seen . On the night of the 11th of October , Columbus himself saw a light , moving as if borne in the hand of some person , which he considered as evidence , not only of the ...
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... became distinguished for his great personal bravery and skill in single combat . He was rewarded for his services by a patent of nobility conferred upon him by the Duke of Transylvania . 2. After many singular adventures he was taken ...
... became distinguished for his great personal bravery and skill in single combat . He was rewarded for his services by a patent of nobility conferred upon him by the Duke of Transylvania . 2. After many singular adventures he was taken ...
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... became angry with the whites , and made a plot by which he hoped to be able to destroy them all at one blow . The colony was saved by Pocahontas . The night before the time set for the execu- tion of the plot was dark and stormy ...
... became angry with the whites , and made a plot by which he hoped to be able to destroy them all at one blow . The colony was saved by Pocahontas . The night before the time set for the execu- tion of the plot was dark and stormy ...
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... became hostile . They attacked the outlying settlements and compelled the inhabitants to flee to Jamestown . Provisions now became scarce , and great suffering ensued . Many , it is said , died for want of food . In their extremity it ...
... became hostile . They attacked the outlying settlements and compelled the inhabitants to flee to Jamestown . Provisions now became scarce , and great suffering ensued . Many , it is said , died for want of food . In their extremity it ...
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A Compendium of the History of the United States from the Earliest ... Alexander Hamilton Stephens No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 498 - No state shall lay any imposts or duties, which may interfere with any stipulations in treaties, entered into by the United States in congress assembled, with any king, prince or state, in pursuance of any treaties already proposed by congress, to the courts of France and Spain.
Page 499 - ... among the acts of congress, for the security of the parties concerned : provided, that every commissioner, before he sits in judgment, shall take an oath, to be administered by one of the judges of the supreme or superior court of the state, where the cause shall be tried, 'well and truly to hear and determine the matter in question, according to the best of his judgment, without favor, affection, or hope of reward :' provided, also, that no state shall be deprived of territory for the benefit...
Page 499 - ... that no treaty of commerce shall be made whereby the legislative power of the respective states shall be restrained from imposing such imposts and duties on foreigners, as their own people are subjected to, or from prohibiting the exportation or importation of any species of goods or commodities whatsoever...
Page 500 - The United States, in Congress assembled, shall also have the sole and exclusive right and power of regulating the alloy and value of coin struck by their own authority, or by that of the respective states...
Page 501 - And the articles of this confederation shall be inviolably observed by every State, and the Union shall be perpetual ; nor shall any alteration at any time hereafter be made in any of them ; unless such alteration be agreed to in a Congress of the United States, and be afterwards confirmed by the Legislatures of every State.
Page 509 - The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States ; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State. SECTION 4. The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion, and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive...
Page 500 - The United States, in Congress assembled, shall have authority to appoint a committee to sit in the recess of Congress, to be denominated a "Committee of the States," and to consist of one delegate from each State; and to appoint such other committees and civil officers as may be necessary for managing the general affairs of the United States under their direction...
Page 497 - Full faith and credit shall be given in each of these states to the records, acts, and judicial proceedings, of the courts and magistrates of every other state.
Page 514 - Government created by this compact, was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself; since that would have made its discretion, and not the Constitution, the measure of...
Page 509 - No person held to service or labour in one State, under the laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in consequence of any law or regulation therein, be discharged from such service or labour, but shall be delivered up on claim of the party to whom such service or labour may be due. Section 3. New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other State ; nor any State be formed by the junction of two or more...