First Lessons in the History of the United States: Compiled for the Use of Common SchoolsHickling, Swan and Brewer, 1859 - 196 Seiten |
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... were at length obliged to re- treat ; but by and by some Connecticut troops entered the fort on the opposite side , and at the. 40 FIRST LESSONS IN HISTORY . MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY, MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT ...
... were at length obliged to re- treat ; but by and by some Connecticut troops entered the fort on the opposite side , and at the. 40 FIRST LESSONS IN HISTORY . MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY, MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT ...
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... troops away , and thus quit the country . The person chosen for this purpose was George Washington , then but twenty - one years old . At this early age he began that public career which has endeared his name to every American , and ren ...
... troops away , and thus quit the country . The person chosen for this purpose was George Washington , then but twenty - one years old . At this early age he began that public career which has endeared his name to every American , and ren ...
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... troops to America to accomplish this object . In the spring of 1755 , General Braddock , an English offi- cer , began to make preparations , in Virginia , to proceed with a large army against Fort Du Quesne . 8. It is necessary for an ...
... troops to America to accomplish this object . In the spring of 1755 , General Braddock , an English offi- cer , began to make preparations , in Virginia , to proceed with a large army against Fort Du Quesne . 8. It is necessary for an ...
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... troops had approached within a few miles of Fort Du Quesne . At length they came to a nar- row valley , with high rocks on each side . It was midsum- mer , and the trees were covered with a thick mantle of leaves . All was peaceful and ...
... troops had approached within a few miles of Fort Du Quesne . At length they came to a nar- row valley , with high rocks on each side . It was midsum- mer , and the trees were covered with a thick mantle of leaves . All was peaceful and ...
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... troops were assembled in America ; but instead of being placed under the command of American officers , who were well acquainted with the country , and who would of course be anxious to carry on the war with success , they were ...
... troops were assembled in America ; but instead of being placed under the command of American officers , who were well acquainted with the country , and who would of course be anxious to carry on the war with success , they were ...
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Seite 113 - Vice-President, declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer shall act accordingly until the disability be removed or a President shall be elected. 7. The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation which shall neither be increased nor...
Seite 89 - 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 110 - ... 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 87 - He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the repository of their public records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
Seite 105 - Rhode Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three.
Seite 114 - Supreme Court, and all other officers of the 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 116 - Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.
Seite 122 - ... from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice President ; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice President of the United States.
Seite 117 - All debts contracted, and engagements entered into, before the adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the confederation. 2. -This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be...
Seite 89 - 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...