The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1988 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 58
58 sion bills , and great numbers of these were passed by general consent in a perfunctory manner . Be- cause the wounds of a number of claimants were simulated or imaginary , many thoughtful Ameri- cans had become disgusted with this ...
58 sion bills , and great numbers of these were passed by general consent in a perfunctory manner . Be- cause the wounds of a number of claimants were simulated or imaginary , many thoughtful Ameri- cans had become disgusted with this ...
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Thus the U. S. Congress chose an already fa- miliar standard on July 6 , 1785 , when it passed a resolution declaring that " the money unit of the United States of America be one dollar . " In the same resolution Congress adopted the ...
Thus the U. S. Congress chose an already fa- miliar standard on July 6 , 1785 , when it passed a resolution declaring that " the money unit of the United States of America be one dollar . " In the same resolution Congress adopted the ...
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The climate within which the legislation was passed was conditioned by the growth , during the first half of the 19th century , of effective democ- racy , the influence of the middle class , industry , and commerce , and an increasing ...
The climate within which the legislation was passed was conditioned by the growth , during the first half of the 19th century , of effective democ- racy , the influence of the middle class , industry , and commerce , and an increasing ...
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