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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... took possession in the name of his sovereign . Q. What happened to him on his return to England ? A. He was shipwrecked , and perished . Q. Did this disaster discourage Sir Walter Raleigh ? A. No : the following year , 1584 , Raleigh ...
... took possession in the name of his sovereign . Q. What happened to him on his return to England ? A. He was shipwrecked , and perished . Q. Did this disaster discourage Sir Walter Raleigh ? A. No : the following year , 1584 , Raleigh ...
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... took near it . Q. Where is Cape Cod ? Which way from Boston ? Q. What effect had the report of Gosnold in England ? A. It revived the spirit of adventure . Q. What discoveries were made in 1603 and 1605 ? A. Penobscot and Massachusetts ...
... took near it . Q. Where is Cape Cod ? Which way from Boston ? Q. What effect had the report of Gosnold in England ? A. It revived the spirit of adventure . Q. What discoveries were made in 1603 and 1605 ? A. Penobscot and Massachusetts ...
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... took place between the Ohio Company and the French traders , in the vicinity of the Ohio river ? A. Frequent disputes . Q. What was the Ohio Company ? A. A company of merchants , from London and Vir- ginia , who had obtained , from the ...
... took place between the Ohio Company and the French traders , in the vicinity of the Ohio river ? A. Frequent disputes . Q. What was the Ohio Company ? A. A company of merchants , from London and Vir- ginia , who had obtained , from the ...
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... took place on all articles , except three pence per pound on tea . Q. What is the meaning of repeal ? Q. How did the people of Boston express their resent- ment of the duty on tea , in 1773 ? A. They employed some persons , dressed in ...
... took place on all articles , except three pence per pound on tea . Q. What is the meaning of repeal ? Q. How did the people of Boston express their resent- ment of the duty on tea , in 1773 ? A. They employed some persons , dressed in ...
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... took com- mand of the army ? A. Forty - three years . Q. In what year was this ? A. In July , 1775 . Q. Where did Washington join the army ? A. At Cambridge , near Boston . Q. What was the number of the army , about this time ? A ...
... took com- mand of the army ? A. Forty - three years . Q. In what year was this ? A. In July , 1775 . Q. Where did Washington join the army ? A. At Cambridge , near Boston . Q. What was the number of the army , about this time ? A ...
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