A Compendium of the History of the United States: From the Earliest Settlements to 1872E. J. Hale, 1875 - 513 pages |
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... took place on the morning of the 12th of October , 1492 , was accompanied with every de- monstration of gratitude and joy . Columbus , richly dressed in a scarlet uniform , and bearing the royal standard of Spain , was the first to land ...
... took place on the morning of the 12th of October , 1492 , was accompanied with every de- monstration of gratitude and joy . Columbus , richly dressed in a scarlet uniform , and bearing the royal standard of Spain , was the first to land ...
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From the Earliest Settlements to 1872 Alexander Hamilton Stephens. The colony took the general name of Virginia . The num- her of settlers consisted at first of one hundred and five persons . But few of them were laborers , and all were ...
From the Earliest Settlements to 1872 Alexander Hamilton Stephens. The colony took the general name of Virginia . The num- her of settlers consisted at first of one hundred and five persons . But few of them were laborers , and all were ...
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... took his weep- ing daughter in his arms , and gave the prisoner his life . 6. Was he killed ? How was his life saved ? Can you describe the scene ? 7. The next day Captain Smith was conducted to James-. POCAHONTAS RESCUING CAPTAIN SMITH ...
... took his weep- ing daughter in his arms , and gave the prisoner his life . 6. Was he killed ? How was his life saved ? Can you describe the scene ? 7. The next day Captain Smith was conducted to James-. POCAHONTAS RESCUING CAPTAIN SMITH ...
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... took possession of all the French settlements in Acadia , as Nova Scotia was then called . But his possession of this latter place was merely temporary , and soon after he left the coast the French colonists returned to their homes . In ...
... took possession of all the French settlements in Acadia , as Nova Scotia was then called . But his possession of this latter place was merely temporary , and soon after he left the coast the French colonists returned to their homes . In ...
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... took with him but eight men . Hastening to the scene of ac tion , he was in time , not only to prevent the attack , but also to surprise the Indians . He attacked them unexpect- edly , slew the principa . instigators of the plot , and ...
... took with him but eight men . Hastening to the scene of ac tion , he was in time , not only to prevent the attack , but also to surprise the Indians . He attacked them unexpect- edly , slew the principa . instigators of the plot , and ...
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