American History: Comprising Historical Sketches of the Indian Tribes: A Description of American Antiquities, with an Inquiry Into Their Origin and and the Origin of the Indian Tribes; History of the United States, with Appendices Showing Its Connection with European History; History of the Present British Provinces; History of Mexico; and History of Texas, Brought Down to the Time of Its Admission Into the American Union ...M.H. Newman & Company, 1847 - 672 pages |
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... River , however , speaking a different dialect , were 7. Distinction called Algonquins . " The distinction between ... river of that name , were an Algonquin tribe , formerly residing on the western shores 11. Their ju of Lake Huron ...
... River , however , speaking a different dialect , were 7. Distinction called Algonquins . " The distinction between ... river of that name , were an Algonquin tribe , formerly residing on the western shores 11. Their ju of Lake Huron ...
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... River 1. The Missis- Ottawa , and adjoining the Hurons , appear to have sepa- rated their cause from that of their ... River , and extended westwardly along the sea - shore as far as Mount Desert Isle . 4ABENAKES . Next to the Etchemins ...
... River 1. The Missis- Ottawa , and adjoining the Hurons , appear to have sepa- rated their cause from that of their ... River , and extended westwardly along the sea - shore as far as Mount Desert Isle . 4ABENAKES . Next to the Etchemins ...
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... River . 10The most the confed- eracy . powerful of these tribes gave its name to the confederacy . " They are supposed to have been an Algonquin tribe , although no specimen of their language has been pre- 11. Their sup posed origin ...
... River . 10The most the confed- eracy . powerful of these tribes gave its name to the confederacy . " They are supposed to have been an Algonquin tribe , although no specimen of their language has been pre- 11. Their sup posed origin ...
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... river of that name , and com- pelled them , in 1722 , to take refuge in the vicinity of the 2. With the French settlements . The Iowas , a Sioux tribe , have been partly subjugated by them and admitted into their alliance . During the ...
... river of that name , and com- pelled them , in 1722 , to take refuge in the vicinity of the 2. With the French settlements . The Iowas , a Sioux tribe , have been partly subjugated by them and admitted into their alliance . During the ...
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... River St. Law- rence and Lake Ontario , extending from the Hudson to the upper branches of the Alleghany River and Lake Erie . 2. The several " They consisted of a confederacy of five tribes ; the Mo- confederacy . hawks , the Oneidas ...
... River St. Law- rence and Lake Ontario , extending from the Hudson to the upper branches of the Alleghany River and Lake Erie . 2. The several " They consisted of a confederacy of five tribes ; the Mo- confederacy . hawks , the Oneidas ...
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