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 من الصفحات |
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... king and queen of Spain . Q. In what year did he discover America ? A. The year 1492 . Q. What land did he first reach ? A : One of the Bahama Islands , named by him St. Sal- vadore . Q. Can you tell how this island is situated ...
... king and queen of Spain . Q. In what year did he discover America ? A. The year 1492 . Q. What land did he first reach ? A : One of the Bahama Islands , named by him St. Sal- vadore . Q. Can you tell how this island is situated ...
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... King James , in 1606 ? A. The London and Plymouth Companies . Q. Why was the country called Virginia ? A. It was called Virginia by Queen Elizabeth , as a me- morial that it had been discovered during the reign of a virgin queen ...
... King James , in 1606 ? A. The London and Plymouth Companies . Q. Why was the country called Virginia ? A. It was called Virginia by Queen Elizabeth , as a me- morial that it had been discovered during the reign of a virgin queen ...
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... king James ? A. That he would not molest them , while they remained peaceable subjects . Q. Where did they intend to land ? A. At the Hudson . Q. Why were they carried farther to the north ? A. It is supposed that the captain of the ...
... king James ? A. That he would not molest them , while they remained peaceable subjects . Q. Where did they intend to land ? A. At the Hudson . Q. Why were they carried farther to the north ? A. It is supposed that the captain of the ...
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... king of England . Q. Did William Penn think a charter from any prince could give a fair title to the land ? A. He did not ; and , therefore , purchased the right of soil from the natives . Q. In what year did the first colony arrive in ...
... king of England . Q. Did William Penn think a charter from any prince could give a fair title to the land ? A. He did not ; and , therefore , purchased the right of soil from the natives . Q. In what year did the first colony arrive in ...
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... king ; but it was not until 1763 that the province began to prosper . Q. Were the early settlers of America inattentive to the interests of literature ? A. They were not . Many of them were men of learn- ing , and , next to their ...
... king ; but it was not until 1763 that the province began to prosper . Q. Were the early settlers of America inattentive to the interests of literature ? A. They were not . Many of them were men of learn- ing , and , next to their ...
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الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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...
الصفحة 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...
الصفحة 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...
الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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.