A Political and Civil History of the United States of America: From the Year 1763 to the Close of the Administration of President Washington, in March, 1797: Including a Summary View of the Political and Civil State of the North American Colonies, Prior to that Period, Volume 1 |
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... taken by one of the members of the conven- tion in 1787 , for his own private use . These minutes , the jour- nals of the old congress relating to the confederacy , and the jour- nals of the general convention , with the representation ...
... taken by one of the members of the conven- tion in 1787 , for his own private use . These minutes , the jour- nals of the old congress relating to the confederacy , and the jour- nals of the general convention , with the representation ...
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... taken --- Family compact between France and Spain --- Havana taken --- Peace of 1763 --- French power in America destroyed --- Colonial schools for general education --- First established in Massachusetts by law , in 1647 --- Ob- jects ...
... taken --- Family compact between France and Spain --- Havana taken --- Peace of 1763 --- French power in America destroyed --- Colonial schools for general education --- First established in Massachusetts by law , in 1647 --- Ob- jects ...
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... taken - Congress send an army into the province of Canada -- Paper money issued - Views of the convention of New York , on the subject of a paper me- dium - Colonists in general in favor of reconciliation - Their various declara- tions ...
... taken - Congress send an army into the province of Canada -- Paper money issued - Views of the convention of New York , on the subject of a paper me- dium - Colonists in general in favor of reconciliation - Their various declara- tions ...
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... taken to procure the assent of all the col- onies --- Declaration of independence unanimously agreed to and signed by dele- gates from all the colonies --- Produces a new political state in America --- Alle- giance now transferred to ...
... taken to procure the assent of all the col- onies --- Declaration of independence unanimously agreed to and signed by dele- gates from all the colonies --- Produces a new political state in America --- Alle- giance now transferred to ...
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... taken up by an English ship so entirely destitute , that they had devoured one of their crew , who had voluntarily offered him- self a victim , to save the rest . A new colony was sent out in 1564 , with a view to relieve the first ...
... taken up by an English ship so entirely destitute , that they had devoured one of their crew , who had voluntarily offered him- self a victim , to save the rest . A new colony was sent out in 1564 , with a view to relieve the first ...
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