Harper's Encyclopædia of United States History: From 458 A.D. to 1902, Volume 7Harper & Bros., 1901 |
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... give warrant , when he said that nowhere have the unconquerable de- termination , the self - reliant strength , and the sturdy manhood of American citizen- ship been more forcibly illustrated than in the achievements of the people from ...
... give warrant , when he said that nowhere have the unconquerable de- termination , the self - reliant strength , and the sturdy manhood of American citizen- ship been more forcibly illustrated than in the achievements of the people from ...
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... give his troops " a little active experience spoke eloquently in favor of this plan . before beginning the campaign . ” The Mr. Webster approved it , and Senator " promenade , " as one of his French aides Foote , of Mississippi , moved ...
... give his troops " a little active experience spoke eloquently in favor of this plan . before beginning the campaign . ” The Mr. Webster approved it , and Senator " promenade , " as one of his French aides Foote , of Mississippi , moved ...
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... give wise counsel . " Very soon after the settlement of Canada they be- came involved in wars with the French and their Huron and Montagnais allies . In 1653 they joined their neighbors , the Onondagas , in a treaty of peace with the ...
... give wise counsel . " Very soon after the settlement of Canada they be- came involved in wars with the French and their Huron and Montagnais allies . In 1653 they joined their neighbors , the Onondagas , in a treaty of peace with the ...
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... gives title , by right of discovery , to the territory drained by that river and its tributaries , clearly gave to the Americans the domain to the lat . of 54 ° 40 ' N. , for the discovery of the Columbia River by Captain Gray , in 1792 ...
... gives title , by right of discovery , to the territory drained by that river and its tributaries , clearly gave to the Americans the domain to the lat . of 54 ° 40 ' N. , for the discovery of the Columbia River by Captain Gray , in 1792 ...
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... give orders . A thunder - shower caused a lull in the fight , and then it was renewed with greater vigor , when the Ind- ians , hearing the sound of firing in the di- rection of Fort Schuyler , fled to the deep woods in alarm , and were ...
... give orders . A thunder - shower caused a lull in the fight , and then it was renewed with greater vigor , when the Ind- ians , hearing the sound of firing in the di- rection of Fort Schuyler , fled to the deep woods in alarm , and were ...
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