Studies in CivicsAmerican book Company, 1895 - 369 էջ |
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... foreign country , of whose institu- tions , and of whose language even , they were profoundly ignorant . As a consequence , their personal influence in England was small . When , in 1760 , young George III . ascended the throne , he ...
... foreign country , of whose institu- tions , and of whose language even , they were profoundly ignorant . As a consequence , their personal influence in England was small . When , in 1760 , young George III . ascended the throne , he ...
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... foreign countries , to send and receive ambassadors , to deter- mine peace and war . Congress was the last resort on appeal in all disputes between the states ; could fix the standard of weights and measures , and of the fine- ness of ...
... foreign countries , to send and receive ambassadors , to deter- mine peace and war . Congress was the last resort on appeal in all disputes between the states ; could fix the standard of weights and measures , and of the fine- ness of ...
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... foreign nations , declare war , and make peace . Another great sovereign power , that of coining money , was unfortunately shared by the states . Their defects . - The great defect in the articles of confederation was that they placed ...
... foreign nations , declare war , and make peace . Another great sovereign power , that of coining money , was unfortunately shared by the states . Their defects . - The great defect in the articles of confederation was that they placed ...
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... decisions were hardly more respected than those of any voluntary and irresponsible association . The treaties which the confederation had made with foreign powers , it was forced to see violated , and treated with 114 THE NATION .
... decisions were hardly more respected than those of any voluntary and irresponsible association . The treaties which the confederation had made with foreign powers , it was forced to see violated , and treated with 114 THE NATION .
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... foreign nations and among the states , by giving it power to enforce treaties , and by creating a tribunal with authority to settle contro- versies between states , the framers of the constitution removed in a large measure the ...
... foreign nations and among the states , by giving it power to enforce treaties , and by creating a tribunal with authority to settle contro- versies between states , the framers of the constitution removed in a large measure the ...
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Էջ 354 - ... order and designate as the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof, respectively, are this day in rebellion against the United States, the following, to wit : Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, (except the parishes of St.
Էջ 351 - Having undertaken, for the glory of God and advancement of the Christian faith and honor of our king and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia...
Էջ 354 - ... that on the first day of january in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and sixtythree all persons held as slaves within any state or designated part of a state the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the united states shall be then thenceforward and forever free...
Էջ 291 - The above instrument, consisting of two pages, was, at the date thereof, signed sealed published and declared, by the said Oliver Murray, as and for ^ his last will and testament, in presence of us, who, at his request and in his presence, and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto Henry V.
Էջ 354 - Puget's .Sound Agricultural Company, on the north side of the Columbia River, shall be confirmed to the said company. In case however the situation of those farms and lands should be considered by the United States to be of public and political importance, and the United States...
Էջ 348 - That all salt springs within said State, not exceeding twelve in number, with six sections of land adjoining or as contiguous as may be to each...
Էջ 353 - Majesty shall be continued westward along the said fortyninth parallel of north latitude to the middle of the channel which separates the continent from Vancouver's Island, and thence southerly through the middle of the said chanJO nel, and of Fuca's Straits, to the Pacific Ocean...
Էջ 348 - That five per centum of the proceeds of the sales of public lands lying within said state which shall be sold by the United States subsequent to the admission of said state into the Union, after deducting all the expenses incident to the same, shall be paid to the said state, to be used as a permanent fund, the interest of which only shall be expended for the support of the common schools within said state.
Էջ 353 - River, the navigation of the said branch shall be free and open to the Hudson's Bay Company, and to all British subjects trading with the same, to the point where the said branch meets the main stream of the Columbia, and thence down the said main stream to the ocean, with free access into and through the said river or rivers, it being understood that all the usual portages along the line thus described shall, in like manner, be free and open.
Էջ 185 - The person having the greatest number of votes shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed; and if there be more than one who have such a majority, and have an equal number of votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately choose by ballot one of them President ; and if no person have a majority, then from the five highest on the list the said House shall in like manner choose the President.