A Compendium of the History of the United States: From the Earliest Settlements to 1872E. J. Hale, 1875 - 513 pages |
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... territories their sway be- came extended , whether by conquest or otherwise , they taught the inhabitants " to plough , and manure , and cul- tivate the soil . " They constructed numerous aqueducts many miles in length , by which almost ...
... territories their sway be- came extended , whether by conquest or otherwise , they taught the inhabitants " to plough , and manure , and cul- tivate the soil . " They constructed numerous aqueducts many miles in length , by which almost ...
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... territory then known as Virginia , they sent two of their number , Robert Cushing and John Carver , to England , for the purpose of obtaining the con- sent of the London Company , 12. Their application was favorably received , and ...
... territory then known as Virginia , they sent two of their number , Robert Cushing and John Carver , to England , for the purpose of obtaining the con- sent of the London Company , 12. Their application was favorably received , and ...
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... territory between the " fortieth and forty - eighth degrees of north latitude , and extending throughout the main land from sea to sea . " In this new grant or charter the name of " North Vir- ginia , " previously applied to this ...
... territory between the " fortieth and forty - eighth degrees of north latitude , and extending throughout the main land from sea to sea . " In this new grant or charter the name of " North Vir- ginia , " previously applied to this ...
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... territorial limits of New Hampshire . 4. These were on the Piscataway river , one of them near the mouth of this river and near the present site of Portsmouth . This one was , for a long time , called Straw- berry Bank , or Mason Hall ...
... territorial limits of New Hampshire . 4. These were on the Piscataway river , one of them near the mouth of this river and near the present site of Portsmouth . This one was , for a long time , called Straw- berry Bank , or Mason Hall ...
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... territory , under a grant given by the Plymouth Company to Lord Warwick , transferred by him to Lords Say and Brooke . The Dutch , unable to hold the country , yielded their claim in 1634 , and the dividing line was drawn , nearly the ...
... territory , under a grant given by the Plymouth Company to Lord Warwick , transferred by him to Lords Say and Brooke . The Dutch , unable to hold the country , yielded their claim in 1634 , and the dividing line was drawn , nearly the ...
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