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... passed in 1785. The details were worked out by Williamson of North Carolina , with Jefferson as an adviser . So satis- factory has it proved , that under it , amended as it has been from time to time , two thirds of our territory has passed ...
... passed in 1785. The details were worked out by Williamson of North Carolina , with Jefferson as an adviser . So satis- factory has it proved , that under it , amended as it has been from time to time , two thirds of our territory has passed ...
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... passed July 13 , 1787 , and which ranks among the most important pieces of legis- lation ever adopted in the United States . It provided that the territory be ruled by a governor and judges , appointed by the national government , until ...
... passed July 13 , 1787 , and which ranks among the most important pieces of legis- lation ever adopted in the United States . It provided that the territory be ruled by a governor and judges , appointed by the national government , until ...
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... passed on from eldest son to eldest son , were abolished . In Virginia also , after a hard fight , Madison and Jefferson succeeded in disestablishing the state church , and in most of the states some steps were taken towards the ...
... passed on from eldest son to eldest son , were abolished . In Virginia also , after a hard fight , Madison and Jefferson succeeded in disestablishing the state church , and in most of the states some steps were taken towards the ...
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... passing navigation acts , and the extreme southern states . These latter feared that such legislation would increase ... passed by a simple major- ity , and that Congress should not prohibit the slave trade for twenty years . Throughout ...
... passing navigation acts , and the extreme southern states . These latter feared that such legislation would increase ... passed by a simple major- ity , and that Congress should not prohibit the slave trade for twenty years . Throughout ...
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... passed while he hesitated . His judgment of men was as good as of policies , and he judged them for character as well as for ability . His own character was such as to give his judgments the weight that they de- served . Seemingly ...
... passed while he hesitated . His judgment of men was as good as of policies , and he judged them for character as well as for ability . His own character was such as to give his judgments the weight that they de- served . Seemingly ...
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