The Declaration of Independence and Other Great Documents of American History: 1775-1865John Grafton Courier Corporation, 2012 M02 29 - 112 páginas The great documents in this important collection helped form the foundation of American democratic government. Compelling, influential, and often inspirational, they range from Patrick Henry's dramatic "Give me liberty or give me death" speech at the start of the American Revolution to Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, issued in the closing weeks of the Civil War. Also included are the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson's classic rationale for rejecting allegiance to the government of King George III; the Monroe Doctrine, the cornerstone of American foreign policy; and these other landmark statements: The Constitution of the United States; James Madison's The Federalist, No. 10; George Washington's First Inaugural Address and Farewell Address; Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address; William Lloyd Garrison's Prospectus for The Liberator; Andrew Jackson's Veto of the Bank Bill; and Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address, Emancipation Proclamation, and Gettysburg Address. |
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... vote on independence , a committee consisting of Thomas Jefferson , John Adams , Benjamin Franklin , Roger Sherman , and Robert R. Livingston was appointed by the Congress as a whole to draft a declaration embodying Lee's resolution ...
... voted for it on July 4th never signed it ; and some who later signed it weren't present earlier when it was adopted . The engrossed , signed copybearing John Hancock's familiar and prominent signature — among all the others survived ...
... to cooperation between small states who wanted equal legislative representation among all the states , and large states who felt their greater numbers entitled them to a larger share of the vote , was overcome by the 10.
... vote as the ninth ratifying state on June 21 , 1788 , put the Constitution into effect for those states which had voted for it . Rhode Island , the last of the original thirteen states to join , finally ratified the document on May 29 ...
... Vote . Immediately after they shall be assembled in Consequence of the first Election , they shall be divided as equally as may be into three Classes . The Seats of the Senators of the first Class shall be vacated at the Expiration of ...
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