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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... resolved to maintain their liberties against her . Some of the leading men of the colony had already begun to dream of the future greatness of America , and had become convinced that the true interests of their country required a ...
... resolved to maintain their liberties against her . Some of the leading men of the colony had already begun to dream of the future greatness of America , and had become convinced that the true interests of their country required a ...
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... resolved to take a decisive step . He learned that the patriots had established a depot of provisions and Boston , and resolved to seize these supplies at once . The military force under his com- mand at Boston numbered three thousand ...
... resolved to take a decisive step . He learned that the patriots had established a depot of provisions and Boston , and resolved to seize these supplies at once . The military force under his com- mand at Boston numbered three thousand ...
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... Resolved , That this government is a govern- ment of limited powers , and that by the constitution of the United States Congress has no jurisdiction whatever over the institution of slavery in the sev- eral States of the confederacy ...
... Resolved , That this government is a govern- ment of limited powers , and that by the constitution of the United States Congress has no jurisdiction whatever over the institution of slavery in the sev- eral States of the confederacy ...
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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