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... English Voyage round the World Sir Walter Raleigh and the First English Colonists Pocahontas and the Settlement of Virginia Henry Hudson and the Dutch Settlement of New York . William Brewster and the Pilgrims of New England John ...
... English Voyage round the World Sir Walter Raleigh and the First English Colonists Pocahontas and the Settlement of Virginia Henry Hudson and the Dutch Settlement of New York . William Brewster and the Pilgrims of New England John ...
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... English seaports . Ships from Bristol often went on long voyages to Nor- " He saw a long train of camels " way and Iceland , and some sailed even to Spain and the Mediterranean Sea . Cabot soon became known as the most daring of all the ...
... English seaports . Ships from Bristol often went on long voyages to Nor- " He saw a long train of camels " way and Iceland , and some sailed even to Spain and the Mediterranean Sea . Cabot soon became known as the most daring of all the ...
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... English flag , to seek and discover all the islands , countries , regions , or provinces of pagans in what- ever part of the world . " He was not to sail south lest he should make trouble with Spain . ― Cabot sails from Bristol . One ...
... English flag , to seek and discover all the islands , countries , regions , or provinces of pagans in what- ever part of the world . " He was not to sail south lest he should make trouble with Spain . ― Cabot sails from Bristol . One ...
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... English ships again visited the wild and wooded shores . of North America . REVIEW Name three Italians who had much to do with the discovery of our country . Why was John Cabot so deeply interested in discov- ering a short way to India ...
... English ships again visited the wild and wooded shores . of North America . REVIEW Name three Italians who had much to do with the discovery of our country . Why was John Cabot so deeply interested in discov- ering a short way to India ...
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... all the country north of the Gulf of Mexico ? What other nation also claimed a large part of the same region ? Did De Soto's expedition lead to any good results ? SIR FRANCIS DRAKE AND THE FIRST ENGLISH VOYAGE ROUND THE 46 FERDINAND DE ...
... all the country north of the Gulf of Mexico ? What other nation also claimed a large part of the same region ? Did De Soto's expedition lead to any good results ? SIR FRANCIS DRAKE AND THE FIRST ENGLISH VOYAGE ROUND THE 46 FERDINAND DE ...
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Page 325 - ... all men are created equal; and are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; and that among these are, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...
Page 328 - My paramount object is to save the Union, and not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slaves, I would do it — if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it — and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.
Page 303 - ... and the President of the United States should tell me that a great battle was to be fought for the liberty or slavery of the country, and asked...
Page 230 - Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the "First had his Cromwell — -and George the Third
Page 309 - Trusting in Almighty God, an approving conscience, and the aid of my fellow-citizens, I devote myself to the service of my native state, in whose behalf alone will I ever again draw my sword.
Page 262 - A tall, lank, uncouth-looking personage, with long locks of hair hanging over his face and a cue down his back tied in an eel-skin; his dress singular; his manners those of a rough backwoodsman.
Page 276 - I wish that in an instant I could communicate the information: but three thousand miles are not passed over in an instant, and we must wait four long weeks before we can hear from each other.