American Territorial DevelopmentJ. H. Miller, 1900 - 265 páginas |
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... means , with a knowledge of the superiority of the country , to retain it and render it prosperous . -New York Colonial Doc- ument , I , 374 . Boundary claimed by New Netherland : Latitude 38 to 41 % 1⁄2 degrees , which land they have ...
... means , with a knowledge of the superiority of the country , to retain it and render it prosperous . -New York Colonial Doc- ument , I , 374 . Boundary claimed by New Netherland : Latitude 38 to 41 % 1⁄2 degrees , which land they have ...
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... mean by Indian sea ? 3. What sea was it in reality ? 4 . State the basis of the claim of France ? 5. What re- gions did France explore ? 6. Who made voyages for the English ? 7. What regions did they claim ? 8 . Give the basis of the ...
... mean by Indian sea ? 3. What sea was it in reality ? 4 . State the basis of the claim of France ? 5. What re- gions did France explore ? 6. Who made voyages for the English ? 7. What regions did they claim ? 8 . Give the basis of the ...
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... means of ascertaining the territorial rights of the United States collectively , which can only be accurately known by each State's exhibiting its claims and the evidence on which they found them . Your excellency will therefore be ...
... means of ascertaining the territorial rights of the United States collectively , which can only be accurately known by each State's exhibiting its claims and the evidence on which they found them . Your excellency will therefore be ...
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... means of keeping the thirteen states more united among them- selves , and more attentive to military discipline . But on the mind of the people in general , would it not have an excellent effect if Britain should voluntarily offer to ...
... means of keeping the thirteen states more united among them- selves , and more attentive to military discipline . But on the mind of the people in general , would it not have an excellent effect if Britain should voluntarily offer to ...
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... means to support her claim to that country . She wishes to confine us to the lands lying below the heads of waters falling into the Atlantic . We are told that she thinks she has a right to possess herself of all to the westward . And ...
... means to support her claim to that country . She wishes to confine us to the lands lying below the heads of waters falling into the Atlantic . We are told that she thinks she has a right to possess herself of all to the westward . And ...
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Página 73 - 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.
Página 45 - East by a line to be drawn along the middle of the river St. Croix, from its mouth in the Bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean from those which fall into the river St. Lawrence...
Página 99 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States and admitted as soon as possible according to the principles of the Federal Constitution to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States; and in the mean time they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and the Religion which they profess.
Página 37 - Lawrence; comprehending all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, and lying between lines to be drawn due east from the points where the aforesaid boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one part, and East Florida on the other, shall respectively touch the Bay of Fundy and the Atlantic Ocean; excepting such islands as now are, or heretofore have been, within the limits of the said province of Nova Scotia.
Página 72 - The navigable waters leading into the Mississippi and St. Lawrence, and the carrying places between the same shall be common highways and forever free...
Página 205 - ... shall be admitted to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages, and immunities of citizens of the United States, and shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and religion. The uncivilized tribes will be subject to such laws and regulations as the United States may, from time to time, adopt in regard to aboriginal tribes of that country.
Página 71 - It is hereby ordained and declared by the authority aforesaid, that the following articles shall be considered as articles of compact between the original states and the people and states in the said territory, and forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent...
Página 237 - The civil rights and political status of the native inhabitants of the territories hereby ceded to the United States shall be determined by the Congress.
Página 72 - The said territory, and the States which may be formed therein, shall forever remain a part of this Confederacy of the United States of America, subject to the Articles of Confederation, and to such alterations therein as shall be constitutionally made; and to all the Acts and Ordinances of the United States in Congress assembled, conformable thereto.
Página 45 - Superior ; thence through Lake Superior northward of the Isles Royal and Phelipeaux, to the Long Lake ; thence through the middle of said Long Lake, and the water communication between it and the Lake of the Woods...