Four Centuries of Progress; Or, Panorama of American History from the Discovery of the American Continent to the Present Time ...: And a Magnificent Description of the Columbian ExpositionInternational Publishing Company, 1893 - 923 pages |
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Page 161
... claimed the region between the St. Croix and the Penobscot , which they had settled under the name of Acadia , as has been stated elsewhere . After the death of Sir Ferdinand Gorges Maine was divided among his heirs . These cut it up ...
... claimed the region between the St. Croix and the Penobscot , which they had settled under the name of Acadia , as has been stated elsewhere . After the death of Sir Ferdinand Gorges Maine was divided among his heirs . These cut it up ...
Page 163
... claimed the right to revoke the charter of the colony , as the king had done at the outset of the civil war . The danger was great , and Massachusetts met it with firmness . The general court met on the fourth of November , and sat with ...
... claimed the right to revoke the charter of the colony , as the king had done at the outset of the civil war . The danger was great , and Massachusetts met it with firmness . The general court met on the fourth of November , and sat with ...
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... claimed by Virginia , but the settlers submitted to the authority of that province with impatience . They sent a delegate to the Continental Congress in October , 1775 , and claimed re- presentation in that body as an independent colony ...
... claimed by Virginia , but the settlers submitted to the authority of that province with impatience . They sent a delegate to the Continental Congress in October , 1775 , and claimed re- presentation in that body as an independent colony ...
Contents
PAGK | 17 |
Discovery of the Western Continent eries of VerrazzaniCartier Explores the St Law | 43 |
Maritime Enterprise in the Fifteenth CenturyThe BayEvents of the First YearDe Soto Enters | 50 |
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