The Leading Facts of American HistoryGinn, 1891 - 359 pages |
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Page 14
... hold , even if but temporary , certainly would not have re- sulted in our present advan- tage . II . Land ! San Salvador ; the West Indies and the In- dians . -The result of follow- — ing the birds was that , five days later , Friday ...
... hold , even if but temporary , certainly would not have re- sulted in our present advan- tage . II . Land ! San Salvador ; the West Indies and the In- dians . -The result of follow- — ing the birds was that , five days later , Friday ...
Page 19
... hold on to it ; but in this particular case he tried to be generous . Such services as those of the Cabots could not go wholly unre- warded . He appears to have given the father a small pension . Furthermore , in the royal note - book ...
... hold on to it ; but in this particular case he tried to be generous . Such services as those of the Cabots could not go wholly unre- warded . He appears to have given the father a small pension . Furthermore , in the royal note - book ...
Page 24
... hold it as governor for life . The last privilege meant much in the eyes of the veteran adven- ― 1 Ponce de Leon ( Pōn'thā dā Lā - ōn ' , Spanish pronunciation ) . 2 Diego ( De - a'go , Spanish pronunciation ) . 8 Charter a written ...
... hold it as governor for life . The last privilege meant much in the eyes of the veteran adven- ― 1 Ponce de Leon ( Pōn'thā dā Lā - ōn ' , Spanish pronunciation ) . 2 Diego ( De - a'go , Spanish pronunciation ) . 8 Charter a written ...
Page 28
... hold daily religious services in the wilderness . Bloodhounds and chains were provided , to hunt and enslave the Indians . Last of all , a drove of three hundred hogs was taken , in order that the men might be sure of an ample supply of ...
... hold daily religious services in the wilderness . Bloodhounds and chains were provided , to hunt and enslave the Indians . Last of all , a drove of three hundred hogs was taken , in order that the men might be sure of an ample supply of ...
Page 31
... hold the peninsula against the Spaniards . 2 3 - - 24. Menendez destroys the Huguenot Settlement . The king of Spain had heard of the new settlement , and resolved to break it up . Pedro Menendez , an officer of the royal navy , was ...
... hold the peninsula against the Spaniards . 2 3 - - 24. Menendez destroys the Huguenot Settlement . The king of Spain had heard of the new settlement , and resolved to break it up . Pedro Menendez , an officer of the royal navy , was ...
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