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... favor a more aggressive frontier defense against both the Indians and their French allies . Finally , the grow- ing differences between the Penn family and the Quaker Assembly in regard to military matters reached a crisis during the ...
... favor a more aggressive frontier defense against both the Indians and their French allies . Finally , the grow- ing differences between the Penn family and the Quaker Assembly in regard to military matters reached a crisis during the ...
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... favor . ' 10 Democrats , alarmed at the public outcry , hastened to disavow any party support for Poinsett's report . James Buchanan , in a speech before the Pennsylvania state Democratic convention , recalled that Harrison , the Whig ...
... favor . ' 10 Democrats , alarmed at the public outcry , hastened to disavow any party support for Poinsett's report . James Buchanan , in a speech before the Pennsylvania state Democratic convention , recalled that Harrison , the Whig ...
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... favor of cutting the army , Congress , mindful of tradition , refused at first to accede to the War Department request for a regular army of one hundred thousand men , preferring instead to pass a measure that provided for sixty - five ...
... favor of cutting the army , Congress , mindful of tradition , refused at first to accede to the War Department request for a regular army of one hundred thousand men , preferring instead to pass a measure that provided for sixty - five ...
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The AngloAmerican Heritage | 3 |
The Founding Fathers Reaffirm Civil Supremacy | 18 |
The Defeat of the Federalist Military Plans | 32 |
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