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Declaration of Rights and Grievances

Declaration of Rights and Grievances14 October 1774Abstract When the First Continental Congress met in September and October 1774, the delegates made several major decisions. Among those was…

Federal Farmer X

Federal Farmer X7 January 1788by See also Federalist No. 58Dear sir,It is said that our people have a high sense of freedom, possess power, property, and the strong arm; meaning, I presume,…

Federalist No. 39

No 38 No 40 The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles For the Independent Journal.Madison To the People of the State of New York: THE last paper having…

The Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 39

by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayFederalist No. 38Federalist No. 40Federalist No. 39 The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles To the People of the State of New…

Federal Farmer IV

Federal Farmer IV12 October 1787by The Federal FarmerDear Sir,It will not be possible to establish in the federal courts the jury trial of the vicinage so well as in the state courts.Third.…

Women's Suffrage: The Story of Ohio

by Carrie Chapman Catt and Nettie Rogers Shuler Illinois: A Turning PointThe Story of IowaThe Story of OhioThe States of Ohio and Iowa furnish a curious comparative study for the…

James Winthrop: Agrippa XII

Agrippa XIIJames Winthrop11 January 1788by James WinthropTo the Massachusetts Convention.Gentlemen,Suffer an individual to lay before you his contemplations on the great subject that now…

national assembly

(Encyclopedia) national assembly, name of a number of past and present constituent or legislative bodies. In France, under the constitutions of the Fourth and Fifth republics, the lower house of…

Kent, James

(Encyclopedia) Kent, James, 1763–1847, American jurist, b. near Brewster, N.Y. He was admitted to the bar in 1785 and began practice in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Active in the Federalist party, he served…