The Leading Facts of American HistoryGinn, 1891 - 359 pages |
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... work of the Northmen ; but that idea is now pretty generally abandoned , and the old mill is believed to have been built by Governor Benedict Arnold of Rhode Island , in 1676-7 . to have made no efforts to establish a permanent settlement.
... work of the Northmen ; but that idea is now pretty generally abandoned , and the old mill is believed to have been built by Governor Benedict Arnold of Rhode Island , in 1676-7 . to have made no efforts to establish a permanent settlement.
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... governor of all lands that he might discover or acquire , and he was to have a tenth of whatever treasure he might find . He now pushed forward his preparations for the voyage as rapidly as possi- ble . When all was ready , he and his ...
... governor of all lands that he might discover or acquire , and he was to have a tenth of whatever treasure he might find . He now pushed forward his preparations for the voyage as rapidly as possi- ble . When all was ready , he and his ...
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... governor of San Domingo . Not long afterward he despatched a force to Cuba which conquered that island . In the spring of 1513 Ponce de Leon , who had been removed by the king of Spain from the governorship of the island of Porto Rico ...
... governor of San Domingo . Not long afterward he despatched a force to Cuba which conquered that island . In the spring of 1513 Ponce de Leon , who had been removed by the king of Spain from the governorship of the island of Porto Rico ...
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... governor , with full power to enact laws for any colony he might establish ; but it expressly said that the settlers were to enjoy all the political and religious rights and privileges which they had in England . Raleigh was one of the ...
... governor , with full power to enact laws for any colony he might establish ; but it expressly said that the settlers were to enjoy all the political and religious rights and privileges which they had in England . Raleigh was one of the ...
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... governor . The new colony established itself on Roanoke Island . It certainly did not lack room ; for Virginia , as held by Sir Walter's charter , extended from the southern boundary of what is now North Carolina to beyond Halifax ...
... governor . The new colony established itself on Roanoke Island . It certainly did not lack room ; for Virginia , as held by Sir Walter's charter , extended from the southern boundary of what is now North Carolina to beyond Halifax ...
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