A Compendium of the History of the United States: From the Earliest Settlements to 1872E. J. Hale, 1875 - 513 pages |
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... did the landing take place ? In whose name did he take posses sion ? What is said of the Indians God for His goodness . Meantime the natives stood around. 1 * CHAP . I. ] THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA . 9 LANDING OF COLUMBUS, ...
... did the landing take place ? In whose name did he take posses sion ? What is said of the Indians God for His goodness . Meantime the natives stood around. 1 * CHAP . I. ] THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA . 9 LANDING OF COLUMBUS, ...
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... Indians . 14. Of the origin of these tribes or peoples nothing is known with certainty . The manner in which they crossed the Atlantic or the Pacific , and the period at which they arrived on the shores of America , are equally buried ...
... Indians . 14. Of the origin of these tribes or peoples nothing is known with certainty . The manner in which they crossed the Atlantic or the Pacific , and the period at which they arrived on the shores of America , are equally buried ...
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... Indians in that portion of North America now known as the United States were possessed of but little knowledge ; their arts were very few ; their build- ings were rude huts called wigwams , and agriculture was practised to a very ...
... Indians in that portion of North America now known as the United States were possessed of but little knowledge ; their arts were very few ; their build- ings were rude huts called wigwams , and agriculture was practised to a very ...
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... Indian tribes . 3. The claim of Great Britain to plant colonies in North America to the exclusion of others , was founded upon the right of priority of discovery , which , by the general consent of nations , is regarded as good and ...
... Indian tribes . 3. The claim of Great Britain to plant colonies in North America to the exclusion of others , was founded upon the right of priority of discovery , which , by the general consent of nations , is regarded as good and ...
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... Indians , as before stated , were numerous in the neighborhood , and were sometimes hostile . Captain Newport , who had command of the squadron in which the settlers had come over , after a short stay sailed for Eng- land , leaving the ...
... Indians , as before stated , were numerous in the neighborhood , and were sometimes hostile . Captain Newport , who had command of the squadron in which the settlers had come over , after a short stay sailed for Eng- land , leaving the ...
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