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51William Shakespeare by Edmund Malone — ▪ Primary Source The following document is one of several portraits presented in Edmund Malone s Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the English Stage (1800). In addition to a general examination of the origins of theatre in… …
52California and Mexico — ▪ Primary Source On December 7, 1847, in his third annual message to Congress, which is reprinted here in part, President James K. Polk reiterated the minimal territorial objectives for which the United States had originally gone to war… …
53Unjust War with Mexico — ▪ Primary Source By 1847 Albert Gallatin s long and distinguished career of public service as a congressman, cabinet member, and diplomat was behind him. Most of those with whom he had worked and sometimes fought were dead, and at age 86 he …
54John Adams: On the Importance of Property for the Suffrage — ▪ Primary Source James Sullivan, a member of the provincial congress of Massachusetts, corresponded with John Adams in May 1776 when the latter was a member of the Second Continental Congress. On May 6, Sullivan wrote a letter to… …
55Grover Cleveland: American Interest in the Cuban Revolution — ▪ Primary Source Although the strife in Cuba was not a major issue in the presidential campaign of 1896, its importance for America was already recognized by political leaders. In his final presidential message to Congress on… …
56Millard Fillmore: A Golden Rule for Foreign Affairs — ▪ Primary Source Because a republican form of government had been coupled in the United States with unprecedented economic, social, and scientific advances, many Americans were certain that similar results would obtain wherever there …
57Andrew Jackson: Second Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Monday, March 4, 1833 The will of the American people, expressed through their unsolicited suffrages, calls me before you to pass through the solemnities preparatory to taking upon myself the duties of President of… …
58Andrew Jackson: On Indian Removal — ▪ Primary Source Westward expansion brought the United States into contact with numerous Indian tribes, and the admission of new states brought certain Indian lands within the national boundaries. In the following message to Congress …
59Thomas Jefferson: On the New Constitution — ▪ Primary Source Thomas Jefferson summarized his judgment of the new Constitution in a letter to Francis Hopkinson of March 13, 1789. The great leader to whom he refers was George Washington. Not until 1951 was an amendment passed,… …
60Andrew Johnson: Proclamation of Amnesty and Pardon for the Confederate States — ▪ Primary Source On May 29, 1865, President Johnson issued a proclamation of amnesty and pardon for the citizens of those Confederate states that had not been restored under Lincoln s Reconstruction policy. Generally in accord with Lincoln… …
