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Page 200
... Articles of Confederation being of a different derivation - not a de- velopment of current theory but a recession from it . Both the Albany Plan and the Articles of Confederation have re- ceived far too little attention , having sunk ...
... Articles of Confederation being of a different derivation - not a de- velopment of current theory but a recession from it . Both the Albany Plan and the Articles of Confederation have re- ceived far too little attention , having sunk ...
Page 204
... Articles of Confederation , not drawn up until 1777 , were not rati- fied by the last State till 1781. As they progressed toward ratifica- tion , Congress tended to hold itself within their limitations , becom- ing always more timid and ...
... Articles of Confederation , not drawn up until 1777 , were not rati- fied by the last State till 1781. As they progressed toward ratifica- tion , Congress tended to hold itself within their limitations , becom- ing always more timid and ...
Page 291
... Articles were framed , remarked that " until this point . . . came upon us , our debates were carried on with great ... Confederation — whereas the Virginia plan demolished the Articles and reared a structure fun- damentally different ...
... Articles were framed , remarked that " until this point . . . came upon us , our debates were carried on with great ... Confederation — whereas the Virginia plan demolished the Articles and reared a structure fun- damentally different ...
Contents
AN AIRHOLE IN HISTORY | 3 |
THE INWARD WASHINGTON | 29 |
THE REPUBLIC AND SALLY FAIRFAX | 51 |
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