... Colonial and Foreign Policies TheUnitedStates and the European War TheUnitedStates at War The Settlement at Paris Summary of Democracy and the World War APPENDIX A TOPICAL SYLLABUS INDEX MAPS ... moves a group of men and women typical of those who have made our civilization From left to right appear the French-Canadian, the Alaskan, the LatinAmerican, the German, the Italian, the Anglo-American, ... corporation remained in England, as in the case ofthe Virginia Company, they operated through agents sent to the colony When they came over the seas themselves and settled in America, as in the case...
... from the duties to be applied toward the payment ofthe salaries and other expenses of royal colonial officials A third measure was the Tea Act of July 2, 1767, aimed at the tea trade which the Americans ... drawn into the path that led to the great decision In all parts ofthe country and among all classes, the question ofthe hour was being debated "American independence," asthe historian Bancroft ... Confederation. The formation of state constitutions was an easy task forthe revolutionary leaders They had only to build on foundations already laid The establishment ofa national system of government...
... proceedings, against the senate ofthe state the members of which were apportioned among the towns on the basis ofthe amount of taxes paid, against heavy taxes, and against the refusal ofthe legislature ... what is now Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and large portions of Louisiana, Minnesota, North Dakota, Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming The farm lands that the ... was, certainly, as strong as that of Hamilton; but they regarded the state, rather than the national government, asthe proper center of power and affection Indeed, a large partofthe rank and file...
... $45 a man could get a farm of 160 acres on the installment plan; another payment of $80 was due in forty days; but a four-year term was allowed forthe discharge ofthe balance With a capital of ... ofthe delegates feared the growth of democracy and others cherished it These factions also had to be placated At last a plan of government was drafted the Constitution oftheUnitedStates and ... the powerful orations of all time a plea forthe supremacy ofthe Constitution and the national character ofthe union The War on theUnitedStates Bank.—If events forced the issue of nationalism...
... was a chasm which no appeals to party loyalty could bridge Asthe spokesman ofthe West, Douglas knew that, while the North was not abolitionist, it was passionately set against an extension of ... with the waterways ofthe Great Lakes and the Pennsylvania chain linking Philadelphia with the headwaters ofthe Ohio—gradually turned the tide of trade from New Orleans to the Eastern seaboard The ... forty!" Thirteen years later, the southern partofthe territory was admitted to the union asthe state of Oregon, leaving the northern and eastern sections in the status ofa territory California.—With...
... Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas Five important coal basins were uncovered: in Virginia, North Carolina, the Appalachian chain from Maryland to Northern Alabama, Kentucky, Arkansas, ... half ofthe northern tier ofstates lying against Canada from Lake Michigan to the Pacific was granted to private companies in aid of railways and wagon roads About half of New Mexico, Arizona, ... April, 1865, he was struck down by the assassin's hand, he above all others in Washington was planning measures of moderation and healing THE RESULTS OFTHE CIVIL WAR There is a strong and natural...
... also the Lake region was indebted fora large partof that water-borne traffic which made it "the Mediterranean basin of North America." The produce ofthe West and the manufactures ofthe East ... union as soon as any shadow ofa claim to statehood could be advanced As long asa region was merely one ofthe territories oftheUnited States, the appointment ofthe governor and other officers ... "bonanza farm" devoted mainly to wheat and corn and cultivated on a large scale by machinery Again it assumed the form ofthe cattle ranch embracing tens of thousands of acres Again it was a vast...
... opposition disappeared and Roosevelt was nominated by acclamation This was the signal fora change on thepartof Democratic leaders They denounced the President as erratic, dangerous, and radical and ... legislation Taxation and Great Fortunes. Asapartofthe campaign waged against poverty by reformers there came a demand for heavy taxes upon great fortunes, particularly taxes upon inheritances ... hero ofthe Suez Canal, had made a costly failure some twenty years before After a heated argument over the merits ofthe two plans, preference was given to the Panama route Asthe isthmus was then...
... UnitedStates Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts ... classes The seats ofthe senators ofthe first class shall be vacated at the expiration ofthe second year, ofthe second class at the expiration ofthe fourth year, and ofthe third class at the ... that the German ambassador at Washington had announced the official renewal of ruthless submarine warfare THEUNITEDSTATES AT WAR Steps toward War.—Three days after the receipt ofthe news that...
... Aguinaldo, 497 Alabama, admission, 227 Alabama claims, 480 Alamance, battle, 92 Alamo, 280 Alaska, purchase, 479 Albany, plan of union, 62 Algonquins, 57 Alien law, 180 Amendment, method of, 156 Amendments ... The revival of revolution (487-491) d American intervention and the Spanish War (491-496) e The Platt amendment and American protection (518-519) Caribbean and other relations a Acquisition of ... Growth of American foreign trade (445-449) IV Rise of organized labor Early phases before the Civil War: local unions, city federations, and national unions in specific trades (304-307) The National...
... Fig Maps of Zakarpattya, the Pop Ivan plot group, and plot No 12 The mensurational partofthe study was represented by full callipering, i.e measuring of diameter at breast height (dbh) of all ... generations of beech rotate In 1934 the stage of disintegration probably predominated in the plot, because total timber volume was rather low and natural regeneration was abundant Nowadays the stage ... 2004 the number of small fir trees and individuals from the 1st and 2nd diameter class was decreased by approximately 50%, analogously timber volume in these diameter classes decreased A decrease...
... Eurafrica, Austafrica, Asia, America, Oceanica Causes and consequences ofthe migrations of races and nations aThe Eurafrican Race.—Types ofthe white race Its first home Early migrations The South ... Subdivisions of Races Theories of monogenism and polygenism Doctrine of “geographical provinces” or “areas of characterization.” The continental areas at the date of man’s appearance on the earth Eurafrica, ... phonology of languages Universal alphabets Logical relations ofthe parts of speech The vocabulary and the grammar of languages Distinctions between languages and dialects Mixed languages and jargons...
... National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians Keith A Clark, D.V.M., Ph.D Texas Department of Health Austin, TX National Vaccine Program Anthony Robbins, M.D Office ofthe Assistant ... sexes and all races Cases of TB among children
... intervention was avoided in the name of regulatory forbearance Repealing Glass-Steagall The Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 had established a firm separation between commerce and banking in the financial world ... In the mid-1980s, the boom in real estate went bust A contributing factor was the passage ofthe Tax Reform Act of 1986 Reagan’s tax cuts eliminated many ofthe tax shelters that had made real ... Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act was the crowning achievement of decades and millions of dollars worth of lobbying efforts on behalf ofthe finance industry The repeal of GlassSteagall was a monumental piece of deregulation,...
... lactation and epithelial ovarian cancer was studied from a multinational database, short-term lactation was as effective as long-term lactation in decreasing the incidence of ovarian cancer in developed ... normal flora ofthe intestinal tract ofthe breastfed infant, as well asthe offspring of all other mammalian species studied until weaning, is bifidobacterium or lactobacillus.54 These bacteria ... contained antibodies and HCV RNA The infant was not breastfed and at four months was antibody- and RNA-negative Unfortunately, the breastmilk was not analyzed In a large prospective study in Italy...
... revealed the vast width ofthe Pacific It showed that America was probably not apartof Asia, and changed the geographical ideas ofthe time [12] THE COAST OF FLORIDA EXPLORED. What meantime had ... America was not partof Asia was Balbo 'a [6] He came to the eastern border of Panama (1510) with a band of Spaniards seeking gold There they founded the town of Darien and in time made Balboa their ... Spain) to the Strait of Magellan The Pacific coast of America was explored (1513-1542) for Spain by Balboa partof Panama Magellan partofthe southwest coast Pizarro (note, p 23) from Panama to Peru...
... Australian intelligence community ANAO Australian National Audit Office AQMI Al-Qaida pour le Maghreb Islamique [al Qaeda forthe Islamic Maghreb] ASALA Armenian Secret Army forthe Liberation of Armenia ... intelligence agencies that had information and law enforcement organizations that could act domestically was viewed aspartofthe reason the attack was successful Perceived changes in the threat posed ... O’Sullivan, Dennis Richardson, and David Sadlier) having been recruited to ASIO from the Department of Foreign A airs and Trade.40 Management and Process ASIO activities are managed by the agency’s...
... FISCAL AGENT An organization that handles finances for another organization The First Bank acted asthe government’s fiscal agent Today the Federal Reserve fills the role of fiscal agentforthe ... ofits capitalization made the First Bank not only the largest financial institution in the new nation but also the largest corporation of any type by far The bank’s sale of shares was also the ... peaked in January 1792, then d Hamilton’s old friend and former assistant at the Treasury Department In late 1791, Duer formed a partnership with a wealthy land speculator named Alexander Macomb...
... Anthony to the Gulf They had traversed a region including what is now known as Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, the Canadas and Acadia [Footnote: As we shall see ... as far asthe Canary Islands, then they followed the track of Columbus to the West India Islands, and thence along the coast of Florida] Gosnold, a master ofa small bark (1602), discovered and ... suck the abundance ofthe seas, and ofthe treasures hid in the sands."] After four years they numbered only 184 The plan of working in common having failed here as at Jamestown, land was assigned...