The Leading Facts of American HistoryGinn, 1891 - 359 pages |
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... sure of an ample supply of fresh meat . 1 De Soto ( Da Sō'tō ) . DE SOTO'S EXPEDITION . 29 The expedition landed at Tampa. De Soto's Expedition 1539-1542 . Treaty - Belt made of Wampum . 28 LEADING FACTS OF AMERICAN HISTORY .
... sure of an ample supply of fresh meat . 1 De Soto ( Da Sō'tō ) . DE SOTO'S EXPEDITION . 29 The expedition landed at Tampa. De Soto's Expedition 1539-1542 . Treaty - Belt made of Wampum . 28 LEADING FACTS OF AMERICAN HISTORY .
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... treaty made by the Indians with William Penn was commemorated by a belt made of " wampum , " or strings of beads . It represented an Indian and a white man clasping each other by the hand in token of friendship . That was the record of ...
... treaty made by the Indians with William Penn was commemorated by a belt made of " wampum , " or strings of beads . It represented an Indian and a white man clasping each other by the hand in token of friendship . That was the record of ...
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... treaty he kept it sacredly ; it is said that in no in- stance can it be proved that he was first to break such an agree- Those of the early white settlers who made friends with the red - man had no cause to regret it . ment . Whatever ...
... treaty he kept it sacredly ; it is said that in no in- stance can it be proved that he was first to break such an agree- Those of the early white settlers who made friends with the red - man had no cause to regret it . ment . Whatever ...
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David Henry Montgomery. MANHATTAN ISLAND . 67 any fort , they made a treaty with the Iroquois Indians which was sacredly kept by those savages . Many years afterward the English got possession of Fort Orange , and gave it the name of ...
David Henry Montgomery. MANHATTAN ISLAND . 67 any fort , they made a treaty with the Iroquois Indians which was sacredly kept by those savages . Many years afterward the English got possession of Fort Orange , and gave it the name of ...
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... Treaty with the In- dians ; Prosperity of the Country ; New Jersey becomes a Royal Col- ony . — In 1674 some English Friends , or Quakers , bought Lord Berkeley's share , or West Jersey , and later William Penn and other members of the ...
... Treaty with the In- dians ; Prosperity of the Country ; New Jersey becomes a Royal Col- ony . — In 1674 some English Friends , or Quakers , bought Lord Berkeley's share , or West Jersey , and later William Penn and other members of the ...
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