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... took his little son Diego with him . One evening , weary from long walking , he came to a small convent near the town of Palos . He knocked at the gate , and asked for a drink of water and a bite of bread for poor Diego . The prior of ...
... took his little son Diego with him . One evening , weary from long walking , he came to a small convent near the town of Palos . He knocked at the gate , and asked for a drink of water and a bite of bread for poor Diego . The prior of ...
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... Columbus named the island " San Salvador , " and took possession of it for the king and queen , Ferdinand and Isabella . It. " Columbus . . . went on shore with some of his men " " The king and queen sent for Columbus " ". THE FIRST VOYAGE ...
... Columbus named the island " San Salvador , " and took possession of it for the king and queen , Ferdinand and Isabella . It. " Columbus . . . went on shore with some of his men " " The king and queen sent for Columbus " ". THE FIRST VOYAGE ...
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... took pleasure in examining the forests , the streams , and the moun- tains of the strange new lands which he visited . When he returned home he wrote a letter to a friend , giving a pleasing account of what he had seen . 1502 The " He took ...
... took pleasure in examining the forests , the streams , and the moun- tains of the strange new lands which he visited . When he returned home he wrote a letter to a friend , giving a pleasing account of what he had seen . 1502 The " He took ...
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... The Matthew sailed along within sight of it for nearly nine hundred miles . Cabot landed now and then and took possession of the country in the name of the king of England . But he found no such NORTH AMERICA DISCOVERED 27.
... The Matthew sailed along within sight of it for nearly nine hundred miles . Cabot landed now and then and took possession of the country in the name of the king of England . But he found no such NORTH AMERICA DISCOVERED 27.
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... in which wild animals and a few savage men had their homes . It was not a very promising country ; but Cabot , as on his former voyage , took possession of the coast for his master , the king of England . This it was 28 JOHN CABOT.
... in which wild animals and a few savage men had their homes . It was not a very promising country ; but Cabot , as on his former voyage , took possession of the coast for his master , the king of England . This it was 28 JOHN CABOT.
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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.