proclamation

  • 101proclamation of election — The notice of an election to be held for the election of officers or passing upon propositions submitted to the voters. The formal statement made by an election officer at the opening of the polls, usually: Hear ye, hear ye, the polls are now… …

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  • 102Emancipation Proclamation — The Emancipation Proclamation consists of two executive orders issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. The first one, issued September 22, 1862, declared the freedom of all slaves in any state of the… …

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  • 103Dunmore's Proclamation — A copy of the original printing Created November 7, 1775 Ratified …

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  • 104Confederation Congress Proclamation of 1783 — was a proclamation by the Congress of the Confederation dated September 22, 1783 prohibiting the extinguishment of aboriginal title in the United States without the consent of the federal government.[1] The policy underlying the proclamation was… …

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  • 105Royal Proclamation of 1763 — The Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763 by King George III following Great Britain s acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years War. The purpose of the proclamation was to… …

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  • 106Royal Proclamation of 2003 — The Royal Proclamation of 2003 formally known as Proclamation Designating July 28 of Every Year as A Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval , Commencing on July 28, 2005 is a document issued by Queen Elizabeth II acknowledging and expressing… …

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  • 107Abraham Lincoln, 1863: Emancipation Proclamation — ▪ Primary Source       In the popular mind the Emancipation Proclamation transformed the American Civil War from a struggle to preserve the Union into a crusade for human freedom. But at the time of its issuance, its actual provisions had already …

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  • 108Abraham Lincoln: Emancipation Proclamation — ▪ Primary Source        Emancipation Proclamation, 1863       In the popular mind the Emancipation Proclamation transformed the Civil War from a struggle to preserve the Union into a crusade for human freedom. But at the time of its issuance, its …

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  • 109Emancipation Proclamation — U.S. Hist. the proclamation issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freeing the slaves in those territories still in rebellion against the Union. * * * (1863) Edict issued by U.S. Pres. Abraham Lincoln that freed the slaves of the… …

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  • 110November 1897 proclamation — The November 1897 proclamation of the State Trades and Labor Council of Montana was a reflection of western labor s assessment of the struggle between labor and capital after the failed Leadville Colorado, Miners Strike.[1] The proclamation, and… …

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