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 SchoolsW. Marshall & Company, 1837 - 144 Seiten |
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... Massachusetts bays , and the rivers between them . Q. Where is Penobscot bay ? between them ? Massachusetts ? What rivers are Q. What association was formed through the influence of Richard Hakluyt ? A. An association of gentlemen in ...
... Massachusetts bays , and the rivers between them . Q. Where is Penobscot bay ? between them ? Massachusetts ? What rivers are Q. What association was formed through the influence of Richard Hakluyt ? A. An association of gentlemen in ...
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... Massachusetts , see p . 68. ) Q. What occasioned their sufferings ? A. Famine and disease . Q. How many died before spring ? A. Half of their number . Q. With what neighboring colony was New - Plymouth afterwards associated ? A. The ...
... Massachusetts , see p . 68. ) Q. What occasioned their sufferings ? A. Famine and disease . Q. How many died before spring ? A. Half of their number . Q. With what neighboring colony was New - Plymouth afterwards associated ? A. The ...
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... Massachusetts ? A. On account of his religious opinions . Q. In what year was Rhode - Island founded ? A. In the year 1636 . Q. What did Williams call the town where he settled ? A. Providence , on account of the protecting care of God ...
... Massachusetts ? A. On account of his religious opinions . Q. In what year was Rhode - Island founded ? A. In the year 1636 . Q. What did Williams call the town where he settled ? A. Providence , on account of the protecting care of God ...
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... Massachusetts , after a fatiguing march through woods and swamps , settled on the Connecticut river , in the year 1636 . Q. What towns did they first commence ! A. Windsor , Hartford , and Weathersfield . Q. Can you tell how these towns ...
... Massachusetts , after a fatiguing march through woods and swamps , settled on the Connecticut river , in the year 1636 . Q. What towns did they first commence ! A. Windsor , Hartford , and Weathersfield . Q. Can you tell how these towns ...
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... Massachusetts ? A. In 1652 , when it took the name of Yorkshire . Q. When was the first printing - press established in the colonies , and at what place ? A. In the year 1639 , at Cambridge , Massachusetts . Q. Which is the oldest ...
... Massachusetts ? A. In 1652 , when it took the name of Yorkshire . Q. When was the first printing - press established in the colonies , and at what place ? A. In the year 1639 , at Cambridge , Massachusetts . Q. Which is the oldest ...
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Seite 93 - 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 96 - ... 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 99 - 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 100 - 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 94 - States; 5 To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures; 6 To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the United States...
Seite 102 - 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 - DO, in the name and by the authority of the good people of these colonies, solemnly publish and declare, that these united colonies, are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states ; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown, and that all political connexion between them and the state of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved...
Seite 92 - The times, places, and manner of holding elections for senators and representatives, shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof; but the congress may at any time, by law, make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing senators.
Seite 93 - ... 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 97 - Congress, lay any duty of tonnage, keep troops or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any agreement or compact with another State or with a foreign power, or engage in war, unless actually invaded or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay. ARTICLE II Section I 1. The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.