The Leading Facts of American HistoryGinn & Company, 1895 - 365 pages |
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Page 13
... began to think that they had now entered a region where the ordinary laws of nature were suspended , and that to persist in keeping on would be destruction . Columbus pacified their fears as best he could . He however would not hear of ...
... began to think that they had now entered a region where the ordinary laws of nature were suspended , and that to persist in keeping on would be destruction . Columbus pacified their fears as best he could . He however would not hear of ...
Page 29
... began its march of exploration , of robbery , and of murder . The soldiers seized the natives , chained them in couples so that they might not escape , and forced them to carry their baggage and pound their corn.2 The chief of each ...
... began its march of exploration , of robbery , and of murder . The soldiers seized the natives , chained them in couples so that they might not escape , and forced them to carry their baggage and pound their corn.2 The chief of each ...
Page 46
... began to plan western empires beyond the Atlantic . These plans gave rise to a struggle for the mastery , and to im- portant and decisive wars , especially between England and France . Men of every rank turned their attention to America ...
... began to plan western empires beyond the Atlantic . These plans gave rise to a struggle for the mastery , and to im- portant and decisive wars , especially between England and France . Men of every rank turned their attention to America ...
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... began to be built , fit to battle with Atlantic storms , and ocean commerce commenced . Trade took its first great step toward encircling the globe . We gave V. New products were obtained from America . Europe Indian corn , 1 the tomato ...
... began to be built , fit to battle with Atlantic storms , and ocean commerce commenced . Trade took its first great step toward encircling the globe . We gave V. New products were obtained from America . Europe Indian corn , 1 the tomato ...
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... began on a peninsula on that river , James- town.1 They found a country abounding in every natural advantage , and well deserving that name of the " Good Land , " which the Indians are said to have given it . But they found themselves ...
... began on a peninsula on that river , James- town.1 They found a country abounding in every natural advantage , and well deserving that name of the " Good Land , " which the Indians are said to have given it . But they found themselves ...
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