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... wilderness . The most important of his associates were not soldiers or fur traders , but priests . 21. The Jesuits . During the religious conflicts which had. THE FRENCH , THE DUTCH , AND THE SWEDES . 29 Explorations of Champlain Hudson.
... wilderness . The most important of his associates were not soldiers or fur traders , but priests . 21. The Jesuits . During the religious conflicts which had. THE FRENCH , THE DUTCH , AND THE SWEDES . 29 Explorations of Champlain Hudson.
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... soldier , Ignatius Loyola , had founded the Society of Jesus , or Jesuits , who claimed to be special champions of the Pope . They were like soldiers in an army , bound to one another and to their officers by the strictest rules and by ...
... soldier , Ignatius Loyola , had founded the Society of Jesus , or Jesuits , who claimed to be special champions of the Pope . They were like soldiers in an army , bound to one another and to their officers by the strictest rules and by ...
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... the Indians came to trade . At each , also , was a mis- sion of the Church . Indeed , the priest often came before the D soldier , and the mission house and chapel rose before THE FRENCH , THE DUTCH , AND THE SWEDes . 33.
... the Indians came to trade . At each , also , was a mis- sion of the Church . Indeed , the priest often came before the D soldier , and the mission house and chapel rose before THE FRENCH , THE DUTCH , AND THE SWEDes . 33.
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With an Introduction Narrating the Discovery and Settlement of North America Horace Elisha Scudder. soldier , and the mission house and chapel rose before the barracks.1 25. The Dutch in Holland . While the French were thus finding their ...
With an Introduction Narrating the Discovery and Settlement of North America Horace Elisha Scudder. soldier , and the mission house and chapel rose before the barracks.1 25. The Dutch in Holland . While the French were thus finding their ...
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... soldier ; how did he prove that he was so ? What difficulties did the Proprietors have , and what was finally done ? SEARCH QUESTIONS . What is the meaning of the name , Philadelphia ? Name some places in Maryland beginning with " St ...
... soldier ; how did he prove that he was so ? What difficulties did the Proprietors have , and what was finally done ? SEARCH QUESTIONS . What is the meaning of the name , Philadelphia ? Name some places in Maryland beginning with " St ...
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Page 468 - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted: Provided always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed, and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Page 300 - I am in earnest. I will not equivocate — I will not excuse — I will not retreat a single inch. AND I WILL BE HEARD.
Page 461 - NEW YORK: William Floyd; Philip Livingston; Francis Lewis; Lewis Morris. NEW JERSEY: Richard Stockton; John Witherspoon; Francis Hopkinson; John Hart; Abraham Clark. PENNSYLVANIA: Robert Morris; Benjamin Rush; Benjamin Franklin; John Morton; George Clymer; James Smith; George Taylor; James Wilson, George Ross.
Page 464 - ... and return their names to Congress, one of whom, Congress shall appoint and commission for the residue of the term; and every five years, four months at least before the expiration of the time of service of the members of council, the said house shall nominate ten persons, qualified as aforesaid, and return their names to Congress...
Page 465 - ... the governor, legislative council, and house of representatives shall have authority to make laws in all cases for the good government of the district, not repugnant to the principles and articles in this ordinance established and declared. And all bills, having passed by a majority in the house, and by a majority in the council, shall be referred to the governor for his assent ; but no bill, or legislative act whatever, shall be of any force without his assent. The governor shall have power...
Page 475 - No person, except a natural-born citizen, or a citizen of the United States at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President ; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen years a resident within the United States.
Page 388 - I, , do solemnly swear, in presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Union of the States thereunder...
Page 467 - Lawrence, and the carrying places between the same, shall be common high-ways, and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of the said territory, as to the citizens of the United States, and those of any other states that may be admitted into the confederacy, without any tax, impost or duty therefor. Art. 5th. There shall be formed in the said territory, not less than three, nor more than five states...
Page 132 - Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the First his Cromwell — and George the Third — ("Treason," cried the Speaker — "treason, treason," echoed from every part of the House.
Page 462 - Be it ordained by the authority aforesaid that there shall be appointed from time to time, by Congress, a governor whose commission shall continue in force for the term of three years, unless sooner revoked by Congress...