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James Baldwin. For two weary years he stayed in Haiti trying to establish a peaceful , prosperous settlement . But his enemies were all the time carrying bad reports back to Spain . Almost everybody turned against him . The king listened ...
James Baldwin. For two weary years he stayed in Haiti trying to establish a peaceful , prosperous settlement . But his enemies were all the time carrying bad reports back to Spain . Almost everybody turned against him . The king listened ...
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... people were once more at peace and the colony prospered . — In England . Two years later , John Rolfe. " There was a great wedding at Jamestown " Again vast fields of ice stretched everywhere before him ". 78 POCAHONTAS.
... people were once more at peace and the colony prospered . — In England . Two years later , John Rolfe. " There was a great wedding at Jamestown " Again vast fields of ice stretched everywhere before him ". 78 POCAHONTAS.
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... peace was made which was kept by red men and white for more than fifty years . And then Massasoit with his warriors returned to his home not far from the shores of Narragansett Bay . The Narragansetts . - Beyond Massasoit's country ...
... peace was made which was kept by red men and white for more than fifty years . And then Massasoit with his warriors returned to his home not far from the shores of Narragansett Bay . The Narragansetts . - Beyond Massasoit's country ...
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... peace - loving people , and we have come to this land in order that we and our children may have that freedom which is denied us in England , " answered John Endicott , the leader of the Puritans . The men on shore were not yet ...
... peace - loving people , and we have come to this land in order that we and our children may have that freedom which is denied us in England , " answered John Endicott , the leader of the Puritans . The men on shore were not yet ...
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... peace , and we would live here in peace with all men . " Salem . After some further talk the fishermen ceased their objections , and the Puritans were permitted to go ashore . There were only a few persons in this first ship- load and ...
... peace , and we would live here in peace with all men . " Salem . After some further talk the fishermen ceased their objections , and the Puritans were permitted to go ashore . There were only a few persons in this first ship- load and ...
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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.