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... Virginia Henry Hudson and the Dutch Settlement of New York . William Brewster and the Pilgrims of New England John Endicott and Puritan Life in New England Lord Baltimore and the Settlement of Maryland 47 55 63 80 92 104 115 123 128 ...
... Virginia Henry Hudson and the Dutch Settlement of New York . William Brewster and the Pilgrims of New England John Endicott and Puritan Life in New England Lord Baltimore and the Settlement of Maryland 47 55 63 80 92 104 115 123 128 ...
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... VIRGINIA Discovery of Carolina . Very great was Sir Walter Raleigh's grief and disappointment ; but he did not despair . The next year he sent out other ships to sail along the Atlantic coast and find the best place for a colony . These ...
... VIRGINIA Discovery of Carolina . Very great was Sir Walter Raleigh's grief and disappointment ; but he did not despair . The next year he sent out other ships to sail along the Atlantic coast and find the best place for a colony . These ...
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... Virginia , in honor of Elizabeth the virgin queen . The second attempt at settlement . Soon after this , Sir Walter sent out other ships with a number of men to form a settlement as he had planned . But these men did not find the ...
... Virginia , in honor of Elizabeth the virgin queen . The second attempt at settlement . Soon after this , Sir Walter sent out other ships with a number of men to form a settlement as he had planned . But these men did not find the ...
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... Virginia Dare " ing a settlement in Virginia . Three ships were made ready , and a hundred and fifty colonists were sent over , with Captain John White as their governor . Some of the men took their wives with them , and all were happy ...
... Virginia Dare " ing a settlement in Virginia . Three ships were made ready , and a hundred and fifty colonists were sent over , with Captain John White as their governor . Some of the men took their wives with them , and all were happy ...
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James Baldwin. — Virginia Dare . In one of these homes , only a few weeks after the landing , a baby girl was born . She was the granddaughter of Captain White , and she was named Virginia Dare . We remember her because she was the first ...
James Baldwin. — Virginia Dare . In one of these homes , only a few weeks after the landing , a baby girl was born . She was the granddaughter of Captain White , and she was named Virginia Dare . We remember her because she was the first ...
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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.
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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.