Documentary Source Book of American History: 1606-1906

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William MacDonald
Macmillan, 1916 - 656 páginas

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Charter of Connecticut April 23May 3 1662
60
Charter of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations July 818
66
Second Navigation Act 1663
73
Third Navigation Act 1672
79
Navigation Act April 1020 1696
90
Molasses Act May 1728 1733
103
Treaty of Paris Feb 10 1763
111
Sugar Act April 5 1764
117
Stamp Act March 22 1765
122
Quartering Act April 1765
131
Resolutions of the Stamp Act Congress Oct 19 1765
136
Declaratory Act March 18 1766
139
Act suspending the New York Assembly June 15 1767
141
Townshend Revenue Act June 29 1767
143
Massachusetts Circular Letter Feb 11 1768
149
Boston Port Act March 31 1774
150
Massachusetts Government Act May 20 1774
155
Administration of Justice Act May 20 1774
159
162
162
The Association Oct 20 1774
169
Lord Norths Conciliatory Resolution Feb 27 1775
172
Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms July
176
Report on Lord Norths Conciliatory Resolution July 31 1775
189
Declaration of Independence July 4 1776
190
Articles of Confederation Nov 15 1777
199
Treaty of Paris Sept 3 1783
205
Ordinance of 1787 July 13 1787
209
Constitution of the United States Sept 17 1787
216
Hamiltons First Report on Public Crediť Jan 9 1790
243
Treaty with Great Britain Nov 19 1794
244
Alien and Sedition Acts 1798
258
Naturalization Act June 18 1798
259
Alien Act June 25 1798
261
Alien Enemies Act July 6 1798
263
Sedition Act July 14 1798
265
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions 1798 1799
267
Kentucky Resolutions Nov 16 1798
269
Virginia Resolutions Dec 24 1798
275
Kentucky Resolutions Nov 22 1799
277
Treaty with France for the Cession of Louisiana April 30 1803
279
Embargo Act Dec 22 1807
283
NonIntercourse Act March 1 1809
284
Declaration of War June 18 1812
288
Treaty of Ghent Dec 24 1814
289
Report of the Hartford Convention Jan 4 1815
294
Act for a National Bank April 10 1816
302
Treaty with Spain for the Floridas Feb 22 1819
306
Missouri Compromise 182021
312
Tallmadges Amendment Feb 13 1819
313
Thomass Amendment Feb 17 1820
314
Missouri Enabling Act March 6 1820
315
Constitution of Missouri July 19 1820
316
Resolution for the Admission of Missouri March 2 1821
317
Monroes Message enunciating the Monroe Doctrine Dec 2 1823
318
Jacksons First Annual Message Dec
320
Jacksons Second Annual Message Dec 7 1830
322
Jacksons Third Annual Message Dec
323
Jacksons Bank Veto July 10 1832
324
South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification Nov 24 1832
333
Act for Enforcing the Tariff March 2 1833
341
Removal of the Deposits September 1833
344
Taneys Instructions to the Collector at Philadelphia Sept 26 1833
349
Taney to the Girard Bank Sept 26 1833
350
1833
352
Constitution of the American AntiSlavery Society Dec 4 1833
353
172
354
Act to Regulate the Deposits June 23 1836
355
Extract from the Utah Act Sept 9 1850
387
Extract from the Texas and New Mexico Act Sept 9 1850
388
Fugitive Slave Act Sept 18 1850
391
Act abolishing the Slave Trade in the District of Columbia Sept 20 1850
394
KansasNebraska Act 1854
398
Douglass Report Jan 4 1854
401
Dixons Proposed Amendment Jan 16 1854
402
Sumners Proposed Amendment Jan 17 1854
403
Dred Scott Decision March 6 1857
405
Lecompton Constitution Nov 7 1857
421
South Carolina Ordinance of Secession Dec 20 1860
423
Constitution of the Confederate States of America March
424
Call for 75000 Volunteers April 15 1861
433
Act for a National Loan July 17 1861
436
Act authorizing the Employment of Volunteers July 22 1861
438
Resolution on the Nature and Object of the War July 22 1861
439
Act for calling out the Militia July 29 1861
440
Confiscation Act Aug 6 1861
443
Act authorizing the Seizure of Railroad and Telegraph Lines Jan 31 1862
444
Feb 25 1862
446
Act for an Additional Article of War March
448
Joint Resolution on Compensated Emancipation
449
Act abolishing Slavery in the District of Columbia
450
Abolition of Slavery in the Territories June 19 1862
452
Confiscation Act July 17 1862
454
Emancipation Proclamation Jan 1 1863
457
Enrolment Act March 3 1863
459
Act relating to Habeas Corpus March 3 1863
463
Resolution against Foreign Mediation March 3 1863
467
Proclamation of Amnesty
470
National Bank Act June 3 1864
473
Proclamation regarding Reconstruction July 8 1864
482
Electoral Count Feb 8 1865
487
Freedmens Bureau March 3 1865
488
Thirteenth Amendment Dec 18 1865
494
March 2 1867
505
Treaty with Russia for
511
Act admitting North Carolina South Carolina Louisiana Georgia
532
Feb 18 1869
538
1870
544
Act for refunding the National Debt July 14 1870
551
Act to enforce the Fourteenth Amendment April 20 1871
560
Coinage Act Feb 12 1873
565
Resumption of Specie Payments Jan 14 1875
567
176
568
Electoral Count Act Jan 29 1877
571
Coinage of the Standard Silver Dollar Feb 28 1878
573
Civil Service Act Jan 16 1883
577
Interstate Commerce Act Feb 4 1887
583
AntiTrust Act July 2 1890
591
Silver Purchase Act July 14 1890
593
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595
Recognition of the Independence of Cuba
597
Declaration of War April 25 1898
598
Annexation of the Hawaiian Islands July 7 1898
600
Treaty of Paris Dec 10 1898
603
188
609
195
636
204
649
216
650
243
651
258
652
261
653
Dec 8 1863
654
473
655
276
656
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Página 319 - In the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, nor does it comport with our policy so to do. It is only when our rights are invaded or seriously menaced that we resent injuries or make preparation for our defense.
Página 199 - ... of establishing rules for deciding in all cases what captures on land or water shall be legal, and in what manner prizes taken by land or naval forces in the service of the United States shall be divided or appropriated — of granting letters of marque and reprisal in times of peace — appointing courts for the trial of piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and establishing courts for receiving and determining finally appeals in all cases of captures ; provided, that no member of...
Página 198 - United States in Congress assembled can be consulted; nor shall any State grant commissions to any ships or vessels of war, nor letters of marque or reprisal, except it be after a declaration of war by the United States in Congress assembled, and then only against the kingdom or State and the subjects thereof, against which war has been so declared, and under such regulations as shall be established by the United States in Congress assembled, unless such State be infested by pirates, in which case...
Página 291 - Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
Página 196 - THE said states hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defence, the security of their Liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other, against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretence whatever.
Página 203 - Every State shall abide by the determinations of the United States in Congress assembled, on all questions which by this confederation are submitted to them. And the articles of this confederation shall be inviolably observed by every State, and the Union shall be perpetual ; nor shall any alteration at any time hereafter be made in any of them ; unless such alteration be agreed to in a Congress of the United States, and be afterwards confirmed by the Legislatures of every State.
Página 202 - ... armed and equipped shall march to the place appointed, and within the time agreed on by the united states in congress assembled : But if the united states in congress assembled shall, on consideration of circumstances judge proper that any state should not raise men, or should raise a smaller number than its quota, and that any other state should raise a greater number of men than the quota thereof, such extra number shall be raised, officered, clothed, armed and equipped in the same manner as...
Página 201 - Indians, not members of any of the States, provided that the legislative right of any State within its own limits be not infringed or violated — establishing and regulating postoffices from one State to another, throughout all the United States, and exacting such postage on the papers passing thro' the same as may be requisite to defray the expenses of the said office — appointing all officers of the land forces, in the service of the United States, excepting regimental officers — appointing...
Página 199 - The United States, in Congress assembled, shall have the sole and exclusive right and power of determining on peace and war. except in the cases mentioned in the sixth article; of sending and receiving ambassadors; entering into treaties and alliances, provided that no treaty of commerce shall be made whereby the legislative power of the respective States shall be restrained from imposing such imposts and duties on foreigners, as their own people are subjected to, or from prohibiting the exportation...
Página 550 - That all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall have the same right in every State and Territory in the United States to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, give evidence, and to the full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of person and property as is enjoyed by white citizens, and shall be subject to like punishment, pains, penalties, taxes, licenses, and exactions of every kind, and none other, any law, statute, ordinance, regulation,...

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