The Voter’s Text Book

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Author

Hiatt, James M.

Title

The voter's text book : comprising a collection of the most important documents and statistics connected with the political history of America

Original Publication

Indianapolis: Asher, Adams & Higgins, 1868.

Credits

Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

JK: Political science: Political inst. and pub. Admin.: United States

Subject

United States -- Politics and government

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 79072

Release Date

July 11, 2026

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE VOTER’S TEXT BOOK,
2. 2.Untitled
3. 3.FORMATION OF THE ORIGINAL UNION. — POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES AT DECENNIAL PERIODS.
4. 4.DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
5. 5.ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
6. 6.CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — ARTICLE I. — ARTICLE II. — ARTICLE III. — ARTICLE IV. — ARTICLE V. — ARTICLE VI. — ARTICLE VII. — ARTICLES, — ARTICLE I. — ARTICLE II. — ARTICLE III. — ARTICLE IV. — ARTICLE V. — ARTICLE VI. — ARTICLE VII. — ARTICLE VIII. — ARTICLE IX. — ARTICLE X. — ARTICLE XI. — ARTICLE XII. — ARTICLE XIII.
7. 7.WASHINGTON’S ADDRESSES. — WASHINGTON’S ELECTION AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF. — WASHINGTON’S RESIGNATION OF HIS COMMISSION. — WASHINGTON’S INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
8. 8.WASHINGTON’S FAREWELL ADDRESS.
9. 9.MISSOURI COMPROMISE OF 1820.
10. 10.FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW OF 1850.
11. 11.KANSAS AND NEBRASKA ACT OF 1854.
12. 12.ORDINANCE OF 1787.
13. 13.AMNESTY PROCLAMATION.
14. 14.PROPOSED CRITTENDEN COMPROMISE.
15. 15.EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION.
16. 16.PROCLAMATION OF ANDREW JACKSON.
17. 17.HISTORY OF THE STATES. — VIRGINIA. — MASSACHUSETTS. — NEW HAMPSHIRE. — MARYLAND. — NEW YORK. — CONNECTICUT. — RHODE ISLAND. — NEW JERSEY, — DELAWARE. — THE CAROLINAS. — PENNSYLVANIA. — GEORGIA. — VERMONT. — KENTUCKY — TENNESSEE. — OHIO. — LOUISIANA. — INDIANA. — MISSISSIPPI. — ILLINOIS. — ALABAMA — MAINE. — MISSOURI. — FLORIDA. — ARKANSAS. — MICHIGAN. — IOWA. — TEXAS. — WISCONSIN. — MINNESOTA. — OREGON. — KANSAS. — CALIFORNIA. — WEST VIRGINIA. — NEVADA. — NEBRASKA.
18. 18.GEORGE WASHINGTON,
19. 19.JOHN ADAMS,
20. 20.THOMAS JEFFERSON,
21. 21.JAMES MADISON,
22. 22.JAMES MONROE,
23. 23.JOHN QUINCY ADAMS,
24. 24.ANDREW JACKSON,
25. 25.MARTIN VAN BUREN,
26. 26.WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON,
27. 27.JOHN TYLER,
28. 28.JAMES KNOX POLK,
29. 29.ZACHARY TAYLOR,
30. 30.MILLARD FILLMORE,
31. 31.FRANKLIN PIERCE,
32. 32.JAMES BUCHANAN,
33. 33.ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
34. 34.ANDREW JOHNSON
35. 35.CHRONOLOGICAL RECORD OF THE REBELLION. — DECEMBER, 1860. — JANUARY, 1861. — FEBRUARY, 1861. — MARCH, 1861. — APRIL, 1861. — BOMBARDMENT OF FORT SUMTER. — MAY, 1861. — JUNE, 1861. — BATTLE OF BIG BETHEL. — JULY, 1861. — BATTLE OF CARTHAGE, MO. — BATTLE OF RICH MOUNTAIN. — FIGHT AT BLACKBURN FORD. — BATTLE OF BULL RUN. — AUGUST, 1861. — BATTLE OF WILSON CREEK, MO. — SEPTEMBER, 1861. — BATTLE OF CARNIFEX FERRY. — BATTLE OF LEXINGTON, MO. — OCTOBER, 1861. — BATTLE OF BALL’S BLUFF. — BATTLE OF WILD CAT, KY. — NOVEMBER, 1861. — PORT ROYAL. — BATTLE OF BELMONT. — DECEMBER, 1861. — FIGHT AT MUNFORDSVILLE, KY. — JANUARY, 1862. — MILL SPRING, KY. — FEBRUARY, 1862. — ROANOKE ISLAND. — FORT DONELSON. — MARCH, 1862. — BATTLE OF PEA RIDGE. — BATTLE OF WINCHESTER, VA. — APRIL, 1862. — MAY, 1862. — BATTLE OF WILLIAMSBURGH, VA. — WEST POINT, VA. — BATTLE OF FAIR OAKS. — JUNE, 1862. — RICHMOND, VA. — JULY, 1862. — AUGUST, 1862. — BATTLE OF CEDAR MOUNTAIN. — BATTLE OF GAINSVILLE, OR GROVETON, VA. — BATTLE OF RICHMOND, KY. — SECOND BATTLE OF BULL RUN. — SEPTEMBER, 1862. — FIGHT AT CHANTILLY, VA. — BATTLE OF SOUTH MOUNTAIN, MD. — BATTLE OF ANTIETAM, MD. — OCTOBER, 1862. — BATTLE OF CORINTH, MISS. — BATTLE OF PERRYVILLE, KY. — NOVEMBER, 1862. — BATTLE OF CANE HILL, ARK. — DECEMBER, 1862. — BATTLE OF PRAIRIE GROVE, ARK. — BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — SECOND ATTACK ON VICKSBURG. — BATTLE OF MURFREESBORO’, OR STONE RIVER. — JANUARY, 1863. — ARKANSAS POST. — THIRD ATTACK ON VICKSBURG. — FEBRUARY, 1863. — MARCH, 1863. — APRIL, 1863. — ATTACK ON CHARLESTON. — MAY, 1863. — BATTLE OF PORT GIBSON. — GRIERSON’S RAID. — FREDERICKSBURG. — STONEMAN’S RAID. — BATTLE OF JACKSON, MISS. — BATTLE OF BAKER’S CREEK, MISS. — BATTLE OF BIG BLACK RIVER. — JUNE, 1863. — VICKSBURG. — PORT HUDSON. — MORGAN’S RAID. — AUGUST, 1863. — SEPTEMBER, 1863. — CHICKAMAUGA. — OCTOBER, 1863. — NOVEMBER, 1863—CHATTANOOGA. — DECEMBER, 1863. — FEBRUARY, 1864. — MARCH, 1864. — APRIL, 1864. — MAY, 1864. — BATTLE AT SPOTTSYLVANIA COURT HOUSE. — JUNE, 1864.—BATTLE OF COAL HARBOR. — UNION CONVENTION AT BALTIMORE. — JULY, 1864. — AUGUST, 1864. — SEPTEMBER, 1864. — OCTOBER, 1864. — NOVEMBER, 1864. — DECEMBER, 1864. — JANUARY, 1865. — FEBRUARY, 1865. — MARCH, 1865. — APRIL, 1865. — MAY, 1865.
36. 36.Pay of Officers of the U. S., Civil and Military.
37. 37.PAY OF THE NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES.
38. 38.SCHEDULE OF STAMP DUTIES. — GENERAL REMARKS.
39. 39.THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
40. 40.CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. — ARTICLE XIV.
41. 41.THE MILITARY GOVERNMENT BILL.
42. 42.SUPPLEMENT TO THE MILITARY GOVERNMENT BILL.
43. 43.HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL BANKS.
44. 44.History of Finances, Loans, Bonds, Legal Tender Notes of the U. S., etc., from 1841 to the Present Time.
45. 45.STATISTICAL VIEW OF THE STATES, ETC.
46. 46.PLATFORMS OF 1860-1864. — PLATFORM OF THE BRECKINRIDGE PARTY OF 1860. — PLATFORM OF THE DOUGLAS PARTY OF 1860. — THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM OF 1860. — PLATFORM OF THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL PARTY OF 1860. — UNION PLATFORM, ADOPTED AT BALTIMORE JUNE 8, 1864. — FREMONT PLATFORM, ADOPTED AT CLEVELAND, MAY 31, 1864.
47. 47.NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM OF 1864.
48. 48.LIEUTENANT-GENERAL ULYSSES S. GRANT,
49. 49.THE TENURE-OF-OFFICE BILL.
50. 50.IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON. — THE PROSECUTION. — THE DEFENSE.
51. 51.THE CHICAGO PLATFORM, 1868.
52. 52.THE HON. SCHUYLER COLFAX.
53. 53.DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
54. 54.HON. HORATIO SEYMOUR,
55. 55.GENERAL FRANCIS PRESTON BLAIR, JR.
56. 56.Untitled

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