A Compendium of the History of the United States: From the Earliest Settlements to 1872E. J. Hale, 1875 - 513 pages |
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... Entered according to Act of Congress , in the year 1875 , by ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS , in the Office of the Librarian of Congress , at Washington . TODES HOUSE < FORD LIBRARY INTRODUCTION . 1. IT is the purpose of the author.
... Entered according to Act of Congress , in the year 1875 , by ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS , in the Office of the Librarian of Congress , at Washington . TODES HOUSE < FORD LIBRARY INTRODUCTION . 1. IT is the purpose of the author.
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... House of Bur- gesses , and who , with the Council appointed by the com- pany , constituted the General Assembly . They had power to make laws , subject to the approval of the governor ( who was appointed by the company ) , and the ...
... House of Bur- gesses , and who , with the Council appointed by the com- pany , constituted the General Assembly . They had power to make laws , subject to the approval of the governor ( who was appointed by the company ) , and the ...
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... House of Burgesses to pass a law by which he alone could pur- chase the tobacco of the colony . The House refused to comply with the request , as it would be injurious to their trade . The king appointed Sir John Harvey governor in the ...
... House of Burgesses to pass a law by which he alone could pur- chase the tobacco of the colony . The House refused to comply with the request , as it would be injurious to their trade . The king appointed Sir John Harvey governor in the ...
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... House of Burgesses and removed from office . The Assem- bly appointed two commissioners to prosecute the charges against him in England . The king would not hear the complaints against Harvey , but re - appointed him governor , in which ...
... House of Burgesses and removed from office . The Assem- bly appointed two commissioners to prosecute the charges against him in England . The king would not hear the complaints against Harvey , but re - appointed him governor , in which ...
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... House of Burgesses exercised the right of electing and removing the governor , and on receiving intelligence of the death of Cromwell , they re - asserted the right , and required Matthews , the governor , to acknowledge it . On the ...
... House of Burgesses exercised the right of electing and removing the governor , and on receiving intelligence of the death of Cromwell , they re - asserted the right , and required Matthews , the governor , to acknowledge it . On the ...
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