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... in the South 297 Abraham Lincoln and the Saving of the Union Ulysses S. Grant and the Great Civil War 312 332 William McKinley and the Expansion of the Nation 345 CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS AND THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA I. THE WAY 6 CONTENTS.
... in the South 297 Abraham Lincoln and the Saving of the Union Ulysses S. Grant and the Great Civil War 312 332 William McKinley and the Expansion of the Nation 345 CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS AND THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA I. THE WAY 6 CONTENTS.
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... grant of all the land between the Merrimac River and the Kennebec , and sent out a shipload of fishermen and farmers to form a settlement . Some of the colonists went on shore at the mouth of the Piscataqua River , and founded ...
... grant of all the land between the Merrimac River and the Kennebec , and sent out a shipload of fishermen and farmers to form a settlement . Some of the colonists went on shore at the mouth of the Piscataqua River , and founded ...
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... grant of land south of the Merrimac and prepared to establish a strong colony there . There were many Puritans in England . They were much like the Pilgrims in their ways and beliefs ; and in order that they might have their own church ...
... grant of land south of the Merrimac and prepared to establish a strong colony there . There were many Puritans in England . They were much like the Pilgrims in their ways and beliefs ; and in order that they might have their own church ...
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... grant of land received from the king were united under one government known as the colony of Massachusetts Bay . The settlements increased very fast ; for there were thousands of Puritans in Eng- land who were glad to escape from the ...
... grant of land received from the king were united under one government known as the colony of Massachusetts Bay . The settlements increased very fast ; for there were thousands of Puritans in Eng- land who were glad to escape from the ...
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... grant of land in America . It would be an act of both justice and economy . " This proposition was very pleasing to the Duke of York . It was pleasing also to the king , for the land in America had cost him nothing . In the end it was ...
... grant of land in America . It would be an act of both justice and economy . " This proposition was very pleasing to the Duke of York . It was pleasing also to the king , for the land in America had cost him nothing . In the end it was ...
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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.