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... colonies were there , and which were they ? ANSWER : The first settlers founded thirteen original colonies along the eastern coast forming the beginning of the United States of America . The thirteen colonies were : VIRGINIA : Jamestown ...
... colonies were there , and which were they ? ANSWER : The first settlers founded thirteen original colonies along the eastern coast forming the beginning of the United States of America . The thirteen colonies were : VIRGINIA : Jamestown ...
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... colonies , was not founded until 1732 . James Oglethorpe wanted it to be a haven for people who were in debt in England . They could have a second chance by going to Georgia , where the government gave them a piece of land to farm ...
... colonies , was not founded until 1732 . James Oglethorpe wanted it to be a haven for people who were in debt in England . They could have a second chance by going to Georgia , where the government gave them a piece of land to farm ...
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... colonies , like Maryland , began when the King of England gave large pieces of land to people . These colonies were called proprietary colo- nies because one person or a small group of persons owned the land . New York , New Jersey ...
... colonies , like Maryland , began when the King of England gave large pieces of land to people . These colonies were called proprietary colo- nies because one person or a small group of persons owned the land . New York , New Jersey ...
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... colonies as well . Many of the specific rights are found in the U.S. Constitution . Another important right granted by the king to some of the colonies was the right to have representative assemblies . The first one established was the ...
... colonies as well . Many of the specific rights are found in the U.S. Constitution . Another important right granted by the king to some of the colonies was the right to have representative assemblies . The first one established was the ...
Contents
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BEGINNING OF THE US GOVERNMENT | 31 |
EXPANSION OF THE NATION | 39 |
THE CIVIL WAR | 51 |
POSTWAR GROWTH OF THE NATION | 67 |
WORLD WAR I AND THE DEPRESSION | 79 |
WORLD WAR II | 91 |
COLD WAR POLITICS AND SOCIETY | 99 |
THE NEW CONSERVATISM | 111 |
US GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE | 127 |
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Page 212 - Section 3. Whenever the President transmits to the president pro tempore of the Senate and speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office...
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Page 198 - President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. ARTICLE III Section 1. The judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good...
Page 42 - Oh, say, can you see by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming; Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
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