The Story of American Democracy, Political and IndustrialAllyn and Bacon, 1922 - 791 pages |
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... Grant in 1865 568 105. Railroad land grants , 1850-1871 570 106. The Capitol at Washington 576 107. Rate of increase of population from 1910 to 1920 • 579 109. Future Americans . 108. Ellis Island 110. The biggest electric locomotive ...
... Grant in 1865 568 105. Railroad land grants , 1850-1871 570 106. The Capitol at Washington 576 107. Rate of increase of population from 1910 to 1920 • 579 109. Future Americans . 108. Ellis Island 110. The biggest electric locomotive ...
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... Grant afterward . It commanded the headwaters of the Delaware , Susque- hanna , and Mohawk - Hudson system , and the portage at Niagara from Erie to Ontario , as well as part of the head- waters of the Ohio . The French leaders had keen ...
... Grant afterward . It commanded the headwaters of the Delaware , Susque- hanna , and Mohawk - Hudson system , and the portage at Niagara from Erie to Ontario , as well as part of the head- waters of the Ohio . The French leaders had keen ...
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... grants of territory and of authority over future settlers . Thus the English colonies ( with a few accidental exceptions , which will be noticed ) were at first proprietary . The proprietor might be an individual or an English ...
... grants of territory and of authority over future settlers . Thus the English colonies ( with a few accidental exceptions , which will be noticed ) were at first proprietary . The proprietor might be an individual or an English ...
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... grant known as the Charter of 1606 , or the First Virginia Charter . The members of this Company hoped for commercial gain . No doubt some of its members cared only for this . But the great leaders cared more , like Raleigh and Gilbert ...
... grant known as the Charter of 1606 , or the First Virginia Charter . The members of this Company hoped for commercial gain . No doubt some of its members cared only for this . But the great leaders cared more , like Raleigh and Gilbert ...
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... grants north . This made a tract about 800 miles long , reaching from the 34th to the 45th parallel . Within this territory , each Company was to have a district 100 miles along the coast and 100 miles inland . The exact location of ...
... grants north . This made a tract about 800 miles long , reaching from the 34th to the 45th parallel . Within this territory , each Company was to have a district 100 miles along the coast and 100 miles inland . The exact location of ...
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