The Young American: A Civic ReaderMaynard, Merrill & Company, 1897 - 244 páginas |
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... sent as envoy to France , where he was received with great respect , and was able to induce that nation to aid the Americans against Great Britain ; and was a member of the convention which , in 1787 , drew up the Constitution of the ...
... sent as envoy to France , where he was received with great respect , and was able to induce that nation to aid the Americans against Great Britain ; and was a member of the convention which , in 1787 , drew up the Constitution of the ...
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... sent to seize a hill near Boston , from the top of which it would be easy for cannon to throw shot into the city and to sink the British warships in the harbor . The hill was reached quietly in the darkness and a breastwork was thrown ...
... sent to seize a hill near Boston , from the top of which it would be easy for cannon to throw shot into the city and to sink the British warships in the harbor . The hill was reached quietly in the darkness and a breastwork was thrown ...
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... sent to jail . But , unfor- tunately , there are always some people who will not obey the laws , and of course they have to be punished . Thieves and counterfeiters and incendiaries must be sent to jail and prison , or nobody's property ...
... sent to jail . But , unfor- tunately , there are always some people who will not obey the laws , and of course they have to be punished . Thieves and counterfeiters and incendiaries must be sent to jail and prison , or nobody's property ...
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OUR COUNTRY | 29 |
LAWS AND THEIR MAKERS | 36 |
WHAT WE MEAN BY GOVERNMENT | 43 |
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