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... command of Philip Amidas and Arthur Bar- low . This expedition reached the coast of North Carolina in July ; and the adventurers landed on an island , called by the Indians Wocokon , near stormy Cape Hatteras . Several days passed , and ...
... command of Philip Amidas and Arthur Bar- low . This expedition reached the coast of North Carolina in July ; and the adventurers landed on an island , called by the Indians Wocokon , near stormy Cape Hatteras . Several days passed , and ...
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... command of Sir Richard Grenville , which carried to Virginia a colony of 108 persons , Ralph Lane being the governor . These landed on Roanoke Island , and made a settlement . They inquired of the Indians the name of the country , and ...
... command of Sir Richard Grenville , which carried to Virginia a colony of 108 persons , Ralph Lane being the governor . These landed on Roanoke Island , and made a settlement . They inquired of the Indians the name of the country , and ...
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... under the command of Captain Christopher Newport . - The Voyage . Captain Newport sailed round by the Canaries , following the usual route . Stormy weather made the voyage long and dangerous . For four months the. JAMESTOWN 35.
... under the command of Captain Christopher Newport . - The Voyage . Captain Newport sailed round by the Canaries , following the usual route . Stormy weather made the voyage long and dangerous . For four months the. JAMESTOWN 35.
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... command , the results he accomplished rightly place him in the highest rank among those who have enlarged the bounds of knowledge , and opened a way into an unknown land for colonies and for commerce . Change of Rulers . The first ...
... command , the results he accomplished rightly place him in the highest rank among those who have enlarged the bounds of knowledge , and opened a way into an unknown land for colonies and for commerce . Change of Rulers . The first ...
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... command of John Martin , and others at the falls of the James River under Francis West , a brother of Lord Delaware . - Smith leaves Virginia . While Smith was returning from a visit to the settlement at the falls of the James , he was ...
... command of John Martin , and others at the falls of the James River under Francis West , a brother of Lord Delaware . - Smith leaves Virginia . While Smith was returning from a visit to the settlement at the falls of the James , he was ...
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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.