A Compendium of the History of the United States: From the Earliest Settlements to 1872E. J. Hale, 1875 - 513 pages |
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... islands which he might visit ; that these offices should be hereditary in his family ; and that the tenth of everything bought , bartered , found , or got within the bounds of his admiralship , abating only the charge of the conquest ...
... islands which he might visit ; that these offices should be hereditary in his family ; and that the tenth of everything bought , bartered , found , or got within the bounds of his admiralship , abating only the charge of the conquest ...
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... Islands , called by the natives Gu - an - a - han ' - i , or Cat Island , named by Columbus San Salvador , which , in English , means the Holy Saviour . LANDING OF COLUMBUS , 12. The landing , which took place on the morning of the 12th ...
... Islands , called by the natives Gu - an - a - han ' - i , or Cat Island , named by Columbus San Salvador , which , in English , means the Holy Saviour . LANDING OF COLUMBUS , 12. The landing , which took place on the morning of the 12th ...
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... islands , amongst them Hispaniola and Cuba , all of which he claimed for his sovereigns , and all of which he supposed to be parts of India . Hence , to these islands has been given the name of West Indies , and the Aborigines , or ...
... islands , amongst them Hispaniola and Cuba , all of which he claimed for his sovereigns , and all of which he supposed to be parts of India . Hence , to these islands has been given the name of West Indies , and the Aborigines , or ...
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... island of Newfoundland . On their return , Sir Humphrey Gilbert was drowned . Sir Walter Raleigh , not discouraged by the unfortunate termination of the former expeditions and the sad fate of Gilbert , determined on planting a colony ...
... island of Newfoundland . On their return , Sir Humphrey Gilbert was drowned . Sir Walter Raleigh , not discouraged by the unfortunate termination of the former expeditions and the sad fate of Gilbert , determined on planting a colony ...
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... island Tobago , one of the West Indies , where it was cultivated . 14. In 1614 Sir Thomas Gates was succeeded as governor by Sir Thomas Dale , who continued in office until 1616 , when he returned to England , and was succeeded by Mr ...
... island Tobago , one of the West Indies , where it was cultivated . 14. In 1614 Sir Thomas Gates was succeeded as governor by Sir Thomas Dale , who continued in office until 1616 , when he returned to England , and was succeeded by Mr ...
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