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THE DEMARCATION LINE OF POPE ALEXANDER VI ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Precedents ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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The Occasion ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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The Treaty of Tordesillas ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Magellan's Voyage ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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The Congress of Badajos ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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The Attitude of England ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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The Attitude of France ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Results ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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SENECA AND THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Seneca misinterpreted by Roger Bacon ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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By All Subsequent Writers ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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THE PROPOSED ABSORPTION OF MEXICO IN 1847-1848 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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The Mexican and the Spanish War ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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President Polk's Policy ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Cabinet Deliberations on the Mexican Question ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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All of Mexico ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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The Cabinet Discussion of the Treaty ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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The Treaty in the Senate ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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X

LEOPOLD VON RANKE ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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History in the Nineteenth Century ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Ranke's Early Interests ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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His First Teaching ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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His Contribution to Historical Criticism ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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His Work as a Teacher ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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His Ideal ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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His Works ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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RANKE AND THE BEGINNING OF THE SEMINARY METHOD IN TEACHING HISTORY ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Precursors of the Historical Seminary ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Karl V. Raumer ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Ranke on his Seminary ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Von Sybel and Waitz on Ranke's Seminary ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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