The Leading Facts of American HistoryGinn, 1891 - 359 pages |
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Page 16
... " In this letter Columbus gives an account of the voyage and describes the West India Islands and their inhabitants . 4 See Paragraph 5 . THE DISCOVERY AND NAMING OF AMERICA . 17 discovered . 16 LEADING FACTS OF AMERICAN HISTORY .
... " In this letter Columbus gives an account of the voyage and describes the West India Islands and their inhabitants . 4 See Paragraph 5 . THE DISCOVERY AND NAMING OF AMERICA . 17 discovered . 16 LEADING FACTS OF AMERICAN HISTORY .
Page 18
... give it the name it bears . The discovery of the continent was reserved for a fellow - countryman , John Cabot , of Venice , then residing in Bristol , England . Influenced by what Columbus had achieved , and encouraged by Henry VII ...
... give it the name it bears . The discovery of the continent was reserved for a fellow - countryman , John Cabot , of Venice , then residing in Bristol , England . Influenced by what Columbus had achieved , and encouraged by Henry VII ...
Page 37
... give up his project ; and America was left with not a single English settler , but with many " English graves . " now . Raleigh had spent over forty thousand pounds on the colony . Such a sum probably represented upwards of a million of ...
... give up his project ; and America was left with not a single English settler , but with many " English graves . " now . Raleigh had spent over forty thousand pounds on the colony . Such a sum probably represented upwards of a million of ...
Page 40
... give an adversary if he could get it a fair grip in fight , and also to enable him to pull his enemy's scalp off as a trophy of the battle . That lock was the Indian's flag of defiance . It waved above his head as the colors do over a ...
... give an adversary if he could get it a fair grip in fight , and also to enable him to pull his enemy's scalp off as a trophy of the battle . That lock was the Indian's flag of defiance . It waved above his head as the colors do over a ...
Page 51
... give him a fifth part of any precious metals they might find . II . Each colony was to be governed by a council appointed by the king , and responsible to him.1 III . The settlers were to enjoy all the rights and privileges of English ...
... give him a fifth part of any precious metals they might find . II . Each colony was to be governed by a council appointed by the king , and responsible to him.1 III . The settlers were to enjoy all the rights and privileges of English ...
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