History of Virginia: A Brief Text Book for Schools |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 35
Page 22
... James River , there are to be seen on a rock some impressions of unknown origin . They look like the footprints of a giant . To these the Indians pointed , and claimed that they were made by Kiwassa when he came among them . 1 Thomas ...
... James River , there are to be seen on a rock some impressions of unknown origin . They look like the footprints of a giant . To these the Indians pointed , and claimed that they were made by Kiwassa when he came among them . 1 Thomas ...
Page 27
... James I. , he was beheaded on a false charge of treason . He spent forty thousand pounds of his own money on the colonies he sent out . His name is still held in grateful remembrance in Virginia . some , and fruitful of all other ...
... James I. , he was beheaded on a false charge of treason . He spent forty thousand pounds of his own money on the colonies he sent out . His name is still held in grateful remembrance in Virginia . some , and fruitful of all other ...
Page 34
... James signed a charter , which he had himself prepared , for the government of the colony the London Company was to plant . The laws laid down were , on the whole , unwise , and not calculated to advance the prosperity of a struggling ...
... James signed a charter , which he had himself prepared , for the government of the colony the London Company was to plant . The laws laid down were , on the whole , unwise , and not calculated to advance the prosperity of a struggling ...
Page 36
... James , and a point of land at which they touched in enter- ing its mouth , they named Point Comfort . The banks of this noble river , which the Indians called the Powhatan , were covered with showy white dogwood blossoms , mingled with ...
... James , and a point of land at which they touched in enter- ing its mouth , they named Point Comfort . The banks of this noble river , which the Indians called the Powhatan , were covered with showy white dogwood blossoms , mingled with ...
Page 39
... James to dis- cover its head . They went as far as the falls of the river , and on the trip paid a visit to Powhatan , the acknowledged head of the Virginia Indians , whom they found in his royal wigwam , just a short distance from ...
... James to dis- cover its head . They went as far as the falls of the river , and on the trip paid a visit to Powhatan , the acknowledged head of the Virginia Indians , whom they found in his royal wigwam , just a short distance from ...
Contents
15 | |
25 | |
33 | |
39 | |
81 | |
92 | |
93 | |
100 | |
175 | |
183 | |
189 | |
199 | |
205 | |
214 | |
230 | |
238 | |
107 | |
121 | |
130 | |
150 | |
158 | |
245 | |
257 | |
272 | |
275 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
A. P. Hill adopted aged America appointed April arms Army of Northern attack Bacon Bacon's Rebellion battle of Manassas became Born British called campaign captured cause CHAPTER Charles Charles City County Civil Colonel colony command Commonwealth Confederacy Confederate Congress Constitution convention County declared defeated Describe the battle Died early elected England English Federal army force George ginia Give an account Governor Berkeley Grant House of Burgesses hundred Indians James Jamestown Jefferson John Johnston June king land Lee's Lord Dunmore March McClellan Middle Plantation military negroes North Northern Virginia passed Patrick Henry Patriot or Whig Petersburg plantation Potomac Powhatan President Lincoln Republican result Revolution Richmond River secession sent settlement ships siege of Yorktown slavery slaves Smith soldiers South State-Rights Democrat Stonewall Jackson surrender territory Thomas thousand tion troops Union United Valley VIRG Virginia Military Institute Washington William Berkeley Yorktown
Popular passages
Page 267 - ... of all the various modes and forms of government, that is best, which is capable of producing the greatest degree of happiness and safety, and is most effectually secured against the danger of...
Page 268 - That religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
Page 266 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity, namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Page 268 - That the freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by despotic governments...
Page 267 - That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges from the community, but in consideration of public services ; which not being descendible, neither ought the offices of magistrate, legislator, or judge, to be hereditary.
Page 268 - That, in all capital or criminal prosecutions, a man hath a right to demand the cause and nature of his accusation, to be confronted with the accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence in his favor, and...
Page 246 - I thank God, there are no free schools nor printing, and I hope we shall not have these hundred years; for learning has brought disobedience, and heresy, and sects into the world, and printing has divulged them, and libels against the best government. God keep us from both!
Page 267 - That all power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people; that magistrates are their trustees and servants, and at all times amenable to them.
Page 268 - That a well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defense of a free State ; that standing armies, in time of peace, should be avoided as dangerous to liberty, and that in all cases the military should be under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power.