History of the United States: Containing All the Events Necessary to be Committed to Memory : with the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States and a Table of Chronology, for the Use of SchoolsMarshall, Clark, 1834 - 144 Seiten |
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... Canada , and the Spaniards in Mexico . Q. When and by whom was Quebec founded ? A. In 1608 , by the French . Q. In whose possession is Quebec now ? How situated ? Q. What was the character of the first settlers in Vir- ginia ? A. They ...
... Canada , and the Spaniards in Mexico . Q. When and by whom was Quebec founded ? A. In 1608 , by the French . Q. In whose possession is Quebec now ? How situated ? Q. What was the character of the first settlers in Vir- ginia ? A. They ...
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... CANADA , & c . Q. Where had the French made settlements ? A. In Canada , Nova Scotia , and in Louisiana , on the Mississippi river . Q. What occurred from 1702 to 1713 ? A. Frequent inroads were made by the French and In- dians ...
... CANADA , & c . Q. Where had the French made settlements ? A. In Canada , Nova Scotia , and in Louisiana , on the Mississippi river . Q. What occurred from 1702 to 1713 ? A. Frequent inroads were made by the French and In- dians ...
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... Canada reduced the fol- lowing year ? A. It was . Q. How long did the French and Indian war rage ? A. About eight years . Q. In what year was a general peace concluded ? A. In 1763 . CHAPTER VI . CAUSES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION . Q ...
... Canada reduced the fol- lowing year ? A. It was . Q. How long did the French and Indian war rage ? A. About eight years . Q. In what year was a general peace concluded ? A. In 1763 . CHAPTER VI . CAUSES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION . Q ...
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... Canada ? A. Generals Montgomery and Schuyler . Q. What town in Canada did Montgomery capture ? A. Montreal . Q. How is Montreal situated ? Which way from Quebec ? Q. When was Montreal captured ? A. On the 12th of November , 1775 . Q. By ...
... Canada ? A. Generals Montgomery and Schuyler . Q. What town in Canada did Montgomery capture ? A. Montreal . Q. How is Montreal situated ? Which way from Quebec ? Q. When was Montreal captured ? A. On the 12th of November , 1775 . Q. By ...
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... Canada . Q. What did La Fayette often do for the American army ? A. Often , when the American army was in want of pro- visions , blankets and clothing , when there was not even a single pair of shoes in that army , La Fayette , from his ...
... Canada . Q. What did La Fayette often do for the American army ? A. Often , when the American army was in want of pro- visions , blankets and clothing , when there was not even a single pair of shoes in that army , La Fayette , from his ...
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Seite 103 - States. 2. A person charged in any State with treason, felony or other crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another State, shall, on demand of the executive authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having jurisdiction of the crime.
Seite 95 - Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and, from time to time, publish the same, excepting such parts as may in their judgment require secrecy ; and the yeas and nays of the members of either house on any question shall, at the desire of one fifth of those present, be entered on the journal.
Seite 101 - United States whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers as they think proper in the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments.
Seite 90 - Nor have we been wanting in attentions to our British Brethren We have warned them from Time to Time of attempts by their Legislature to extend an unwarrantable Jurisdiction over us...
Seite 89 - He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
Seite 90 - He has constrained our fellow-citizens, taken captive on the high seas, to bear arms against their country, to become the executioners of their friends and brethren, or to fall themselves by their hands.
Seite 91 - WE, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Seite 95 - ... Each house shall be the judge of the elections, returns, and qualifications of its own members; and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner and under such penalties as each house may provide. 2. Each house may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member.
Seite 98 - ... 2 The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it. 3 No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed. 4 No capitation, or other direct tax, shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken.
Seite 90 - We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connexions and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity which denounces our separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind—ene-mies in war, in peace friends.