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... Federalists . Expropriating pri- vate property was blasphemy to businessmen . They knew that a long break in commerce with that prime American market and supplier , England , would destroy American trade and the customs revenues ...
... Federalists . Expropriating pri- vate property was blasphemy to businessmen . They knew that a long break in commerce with that prime American market and supplier , England , would destroy American trade and the customs revenues ...
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... Federalists put pressure on Washington to employ his prestige in soothing Congress down . Following his constitutional principles , the President refused to intervene with the legislature . But there was a constitutional way for the ...
... Federalists put pressure on Washington to employ his prestige in soothing Congress down . Following his constitutional principles , the President refused to intervene with the legislature . But there was a constitutional way for the ...
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... Federalists would be forced by self - defense to behave in the same manner , Washington was convinced that , despite all he had achieved , he would get no more votes than anyone else the Feder- alists designated . And in any case ...
... Federalists would be forced by self - defense to behave in the same manner , Washington was convinced that , despite all he had achieved , he would get no more votes than anyone else the Feder- alists designated . And in any case ...
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A Powerful Apprenticeship 17321753 | 1 |
A Clumsy Entrance on the World Stage 17531754 | 8 |
Love and Massacre 17541755 | 17 |
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