A General History of the Christian Era: The social revolution. 9th ed. 1918B. Herder, 1913 - Europe |
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... restored Azow and all his con- quests on the Sea of Azow to Turkey , and granted to Charles XII . free passage through Russia or Poland . The King of Sweden indig- nantly rejected this concession . But as his presence in Turkey be- came ...
... restored Azow and all his con- quests on the Sea of Azow to Turkey , and granted to Charles XII . free passage through Russia or Poland . The King of Sweden indig- nantly rejected this concession . But as his presence in Turkey be- came ...
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... restored all her conquests except Schleswig , and received commercial advantages and an indemnity of 600,000 rix - dollars . With Poland a truce concluded 1719 was prolonged indefinitely . Augustus was recognized as King of Poland ...
... restored all her conquests except Schleswig , and received commercial advantages and an indemnity of 600,000 rix - dollars . With Poland a truce concluded 1719 was prolonged indefinitely . Augustus was recognized as King of Poland ...
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... restored to the Turks . - - A new 39. Spain and the Quadruple Alliance , 1717-20 . war broke out between Spain and Austria . The Emperor still clung to his Spanish policy , and foolishly hoped to change the results of the War of the ...
... restored to the Turks . - - A new 39. Spain and the Quadruple Alliance , 1717-20 . war broke out between Spain and Austria . The Emperor still clung to his Spanish policy , and foolishly hoped to change the results of the War of the ...
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... restored her conquests . 2. The Elector renounced his Austrian and Impe- rial claims . Election of Emperor FRANCIS I. PEACE OF DRESDEN , between Prussia , Austria and Saxony , 1745 . 1. Maria Theresa guaranteed to Frederic II . the ...
... restored her conquests . 2. The Elector renounced his Austrian and Impe- rial claims . Election of Emperor FRANCIS I. PEACE OF DRESDEN , between Prussia , Austria and Saxony , 1745 . 1. Maria Theresa guaranteed to Frederic II . the ...
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... restored to him all his hereditary dominions . In Sept. the imperial dignity again reverted to the House of Austria in the person of Francis Stephen . He was elected as Francis I. by seven out of the nine electoral votes , Frederic II ...
... restored to him all his hereditary dominions . In Sept. the imperial dignity again reverted to the House of Austria in the person of Francis Stephen . He was elected as Francis I. by seven out of the nine electoral votes , Frederic II ...
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Page 421 - Christ, at or after the consecration thereof, by any person whatsoever ; and that the invocation or adoration of the Virgin Mary, or any other saint, and the sacrifice of the Mass, as they are now used in the Church of Rome, are superstitious and idolatrous.
Page 402 - Second. That it is the duty of the United States to demand and the Government of the United States does hereby demand, that the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the Island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Page 356 - the constitution and the laws of the United States, made in pursuance thereof, shall be the supreme law of the land, anything in the constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.
Page 308 - The neutral flag covers enemy's goods, with the exception of contraband of war; 3. Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under enemy's flag; 4. Blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective — that is to say, maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy.
Page 373 - I therefore consider that in view of the Constitution and the laws the Union is unbroken, and to the extent of my ability I shall take care, as the Constitution itself expressly enjoins upon me, that the laws of the Union be faithfully executed in all the States.
Page 41 - Name of the Council Established at Plymouth in the County of Devon, for the Planting, Ruling, Ordering and Governing of New England in America...
Page 414 - The South African Republic will conclude no treaty or engagement with any State or nation other than the Orange Free State, nor with any native tribe to the eastward or westward of the Republic, until the same has been approved by her Majesty the Queen.
Page 428 - And it is hereby declared that the relinquishment or cession, as the case may be, to which the preceding paragraph refers, cannot in any respect impair the property or rights which by law belong to the peaceful possession of property of all kinds, of provinces, municipalities, public or private establishments, ecclesiastical or civic bodies, or any other associations having legal capacity to acquire and possess property in the aforesaid territories renounced or ceded, or of private individuals, of...
Page 373 - I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.
Page 49 - The place they had thoughts on was some of those vast and unpeopled countries of America, which are fruitful and fit for habitation, being devoid of all civil inhabitants, where there are only savage and brutish men, which range up and down, little otherwise than the wild beasts of the same.