Selections From the Writings of Abraham Lincoln volume 2
Selections From the Writings of Abraham Lincoln volume 2
Lincoln Abraham
The book Selections From the Writings of Abraham Lincoln volume 2 was written by author Lincoln Abraham Here you can read free online of Selections From the Writings of Abraham Lincoln volume 2 book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Selections From the Writings of Abraham Lincoln volume 2 a good or bad book?
What reading level is Selections From the Writings of Abraham Lincoln volume 2 book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
There were other considerable towns and settlements, and slavery was extensively and thoroughly intermingled with the people. Congress did not, in the Territorial Act, prohibit slavery; but they ■== This indicated the prevailing recog-nition of the power of Congress over slavery in the territories. SELECTIONS FROM LINCOLN 221 did interfere with it — take control of it — in a more marked and extensive way than they did in the case of Mississippi. The substance of the provision therein made in re...lation to slaves was : 1st. That no slave should be imported into the terri- tory from foreign parts. 2d. That no slave should be carried into it who had been imported into the United States since the first day of May, 1798. 3d. That no slave should be carried into it, except by the owner, and for his own use as a settler; the penalty in all the cases being a fine upon the violator of the law, and freedom to the slave. This act also was passed without ayes or nays. In the Congress which passed it there were two of the- "thirty- nine.
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
User Reviews: