History of the United States: Containing All the Events Necessary to be Committed to Memory : with the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States and a Table of Chronology : for the Use of SchoolsUriah Hunt & Son, 1850 - 216 pages |
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... France , England , and Portugal , everywhere soliciting for the means to be able to execute what he had conceived ; but everywhere he was repulsed as a madman ; so much have old errors the advantage over new truths . Lastly , the ...
... France , England , and Portugal , everywhere soliciting for the means to be able to execute what he had conceived ; but everywhere he was repulsed as a madman ; so much have old errors the advantage over new truths . Lastly , the ...
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... France , sent Verrazani , who explored the coast from the latitude of Wilmington , North Carolina , as far as Newfoundland . Q. Which is the oldest city in America ? A. Mexico , built by the Spaniards in 1521 . Q. When and by whom was ...
... France , sent Verrazani , who explored the coast from the latitude of Wilmington , North Carolina , as far as Newfoundland . Q. Which is the oldest city in America ? A. Mexico , built by the Spaniards in 1521 . Q. When and by whom was ...
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... France . Q. When was the first permanent French settlement made in America ? A. In 1605 , at Port Royal . * Q. What part of North America did the French call Acadia ? A. All the country embracing New Brunswick , Nova Scotia , and the ...
... France . Q. When was the first permanent French settlement made in America ? A. In 1605 , at Port Royal . * Q. What part of North America did the French call Acadia ? A. All the country embracing New Brunswick , Nova Scotia , and the ...
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... France , that country espoused his cause ; and thus a war broke out between the two powers , in which the American colonies soon became involved . Q. Name some important events of this war ? A. The taking of Port Royal by the English ...
... France , that country espoused his cause ; and thus a war broke out between the two powers , in which the American colonies soon became involved . Q. Name some important events of this war ? A. The taking of Port Royal by the English ...
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... France endeavor to connect these distant pos- sessions ? A. She did . Q. In what manner ? A. By erecting forts along the Ohio and the lakes . Q. What took place between the Ohio Company and the French traders , in the vicinity of the ...
... France endeavor to connect these distant pos- sessions ? A. She did . Q. In what manner ? A. By erecting forts along the Ohio and the lakes . Q. What took place between the Ohio Company and the French traders , in the vicinity of the ...
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