What does the quote, “My father was a slave and my people died to build this country, and I'm going to stay here and have a part of it” mean to you?

the decreasing neutrality of the u. s. in world war i

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must repent and believe in god.

or the book

journey across time - chapter 10 "the rise of christianity"

it was certainly a debatable decision, mainly because it was based primarily on political - and not on legal or social - views. since the congress at that time was led by members of the republican party, and the territory that the tribes wanted to turn into an exclusively indian state was predominantly democratic, the proposal (as expressed in the constitution) did not succeed, but the constitution itself proved to be of crucial importance in the creation of the state of oklahoma, and, most importantly, it guaranteed the involvement of representatives of the indian tribes in the government of the future joint state.  

as a member of congress, i would have voted to ratify the constitution, or at least to have it tabled. ignoring it was an interested and partial decision.  

paper money known as continental currency, or continentals.