A Short History of the United States, 1492-1938Macmillan, 1939 - 1039 pages |
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Page 122
... French advance had not yet reached . They had hardly accomplished their purpose when a large French force descended the Allegheny in canoes , took the fort , and enlarged and strengthened it , changing the name to Fort Duquesne . This ...
... French advance had not yet reached . They had hardly accomplished their purpose when a large French force descended the Allegheny in canoes , took the fort , and enlarged and strengthened it , changing the name to Fort Duquesne . This ...
Page 128
... French military power to the number of 12,000 . April 28 Murray gave battle on the Plains of Abraham and was forced back into his lines with a loss of a third of his force engaged . His position seemed desperate when the arrival of ...
... French military power to the number of 12,000 . April 28 Murray gave battle on the Plains of Abraham and was forced back into his lines with a loss of a third of his force engaged . His position seemed desperate when the arrival of ...
Page 418
... French govern- ment essentially dishonorable . He met it in a characteristic manner . He ordered the secretary of the treasury to draw a draft on the French treasury , placed it with the bank of the United States , which sent it to ...
... French govern- ment essentially dishonorable . He met it in a characteristic manner . He ordered the secretary of the treasury to draw a draft on the French treasury , placed it with the bank of the United States , which sent it to ...
Contents
Better Times in the Colony | 50 |
The Plymouth Colony | 59 |
The Colonies under the Later Stuarts 16601689 | 92 |
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