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! John Dickinson Franklin Langdon and Rutledge had been governors or presidents of their states, Democrats wanted more land; northern Democrats were attracted by the possibilities in the far northwest Joshua Giddings led a group of dissenters in Washington D.C He called the war with Mexico "an aggressive unholy and unjust war" and voted against supplying soldiers and weapons He said: "In the murder of Mexicans upon their own soil or in robbing them of their country I can take no part either now or hereafter the guilt of these crimes must rest on others I will not participate in them. ! 17.3 Oral histories and autobiographies of ex-slaves 13 Notes 1984 85.4% 180,408 13.7% 29,009! .. in consequence of the late disgraceful conduct of the American troops in the wanton destruction of private property on the north shores of Lake Erie in order that if the war with the United States continues you may should you judge it advisable assist in inflicting that measure of retaliation which shall deter the enemy from a repetition of similar outrages. . . Washington's army went into winter quarters at New Windsor New York in December 1780 and Washington urged Congress and state officials to expedite provisions in hopes that the army would not "continue to struggle under the same difficulties they have hitherto endured". On March 1 1781 Congress ratified the Articles of Confederation but the government that took effect on March 2 did not have the power to levy taxes and it loosely held the states together.
Gabriel Tremblay Health Economist