Westward Extension, 1841-1850Harper & Brothers, 1906 - 366 من الصفحات A vivid portrait of a turbulent & crowded decade. Although the emphasis is on expansion, the book is largely a history of the U.S. during the years covered. Also discussed are party struggle & the domestic problems of the Tyler & Polk administrations. Illus. |
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... session of the Texan congress and a convention to pass on the offer . Congress met June 16 , and the convention July 4 . There was no hesitation over the alternatives to be considered : the treaty with Mexico was rejected and annexation ...
... session of the Texan congress and a convention to pass on the offer . Congress met June 16 , and the convention July 4 . There was no hesitation over the alternatives to be considered : the treaty with Mexico was rejected and annexation ...
الصفحة 180
... session to increase the revenue by extending the tariff , and was approved by the president , September 11 , 1841. But the extension was made by laying the twenty per cent . , which was to be the ultimate maximum of the compromise ...
... session to increase the revenue by extending the tariff , and was approved by the president , September 11 , 1841. But the extension was made by laying the twenty per cent . , which was to be the ultimate maximum of the compromise ...
الصفحة 181
... session in De- cember , 1841 , the state of the finances was anything but encouraging . The report of the secretary of the treasury put the total revenue for the year at a little over thirty millions , of which nearly half was from ...
... session in De- cember , 1841 , the state of the finances was anything but encouraging . The report of the secretary of the treasury put the total revenue for the year at a little over thirty millions , of which nearly half was from ...
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THE QUARREL BETWEEN TYLER AND THE WHIGS | 51 |
ADJUSTMENT OF THE MAINE BOUNDARY CON | 67 |
THE TEXAN QUESTION 18191841 | 85 |
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¹ Niles 29 Cong 30 Cong adopted Albert Bushnell Hart amendment American annexation of Texas August Bancroft Barnburners Benton bill boundary Britain British Buchanan Buren Calhoun California Cass chap claims Clay Clayton-Bulwer Treaty Columbia committee Congress Constitution convention December declared Democrats Diary district Documents election favor Free Soil Frémont Globe Hist History Holst House Exec Ibid issue Jacksonian Democracy January July June letter LXXIV March ment Messages and Papers Mexican cession Mexican government Mexico Mexico and California minister Missouri Compromise movement negotiations Niles nomination North Northwest Ohio Oregon organization Pacific party passed political President Polk question refused Register resolution Richardson River Santa sectional Senate Docs Sess session Silas Wright slave slave-holding slave-trade slavery Slidell South southern tariff Taylor territorial government Texan tion treaty troops Tyler Union vols vote Walker tariff Washington Webster West westward Whigs Wilmot Proviso York