A Compendium of the History of the United States: From the Earliest Settlements to 1872E. J. Hale, 1875 - 513 pages |
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... party of men he went up the Chicka . hominy River , a branch of the James . They were attacked by Indians about thirty miles above the junction of the two rivers . His companions were slain , and he was made prisoner . 5. He had the ...
... party of men he went up the Chicka . hominy River , a branch of the James . They were attacked by Indians about thirty miles above the junction of the two rivers . His companions were slain , and he was made prisoner . 5. He had the ...
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... party of white men , led by Captain Argall , and a large sum was de- manded for her ransom . Powhatan refused to pay the sum demanded , and war was about to ensue , when a young Eng- lishman , named Rolfe , fell in love with Pocahontas ...
... party of white men , led by Captain Argall , and a large sum was de- manded for her ransom . Powhatan refused to pay the sum demanded , and war was about to ensue , when a young Eng- lishman , named Rolfe , fell in love with Pocahontas ...
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... party whose courage failed them . The May- 12. How was their application to the London Company received ? Why did not the king favor their enterprise ? What were the terms of their contract with the merchants ? Why were the Puritans who ...
... party whose courage failed them . The May- 12. How was their application to the London Company received ? Why did not the king favor their enterprise ? What were the terms of their contract with the merchants ? Why were the Puritans who ...
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... party in the mother country , who were contending against him , met with no favor from them . That party was condemned as composed chiefly of Puritans , and as the religious creed of the Puritans was in great disfavor in Virginia , they ...
... party in the mother country , who were contending against him , met with no favor from them . That party was condemned as composed chiefly of Puritans , and as the religious creed of the Puritans was in great disfavor in Virginia , they ...
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... party in England , and the execution of the king , Charles I. , many royalists fled from that country to Virginia , where they were warmly welcomed . Virginia was the last of the colonies to acknowl- edge the authority of the ...
... party in England , and the execution of the king , Charles I. , many royalists fled from that country to Virginia , where they were warmly welcomed . Virginia was the last of the colonies to acknowl- edge the authority of the ...
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