The Leading Facts of American HistoryGinn & Company, 1895 - 365 pages |
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... side alone . The only countries laid down on the rude and imperfect maps then in use were the continent of Europe , 3 part of Asia , a narrow strip of Northern and Eastern Africa ; and , finally , a few islands , of which Iceland was ...
... side alone . The only countries laid down on the rude and imperfect maps then in use were the continent of Europe , 3 part of Asia , a narrow strip of Northern and Eastern Africa ; and , finally , a few islands , of which Iceland was ...
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... side - entrance as the Portuguese must . We see that this man who understood practical mathematics , geography , and ... side , the side opposite where we stand , — and men there must walk with their heads downward : that would be incon ...
... side - entrance as the Portuguese must . We see that this man who understood practical mathematics , geography , and ... side , the side opposite where we stand , — and men there must walk with their heads downward : that would be incon ...
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... side . Here the Spaniards crossed . They made a long circuit of many months ' march , getting no treasure , but meeting , as they declared , " Indians as fierce as mad dogs . " In May , 1542 , they came back to the great river at that ...
... side . Here the Spaniards crossed . They made a long circuit of many months ' march , getting no treasure , but meeting , as they declared , " Indians as fierce as mad dogs . " In May , 1542 , they came back to the great river at that ...
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... side was the king , supported by the Royalists , or Cavaliers ; on the other side were the Puritans , many of whom had left the national Church , and , under the name of Separatists or Inde- pendents , had set up a form of worship of ...
... side was the king , supported by the Royalists , or Cavaliers ; on the other side were the Puritans , many of whom had left the national Church , and , under the name of Separatists or Inde- pendents , had set up a form of worship of ...
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... side of the island , just outside the city limits . The street now called the Bowery recalls the " bowery lane " which once led to the stern old soldier's home . 65. Summary.- Henry Hudson , in 1609 , sailed up the river named for him ...
... side of the island , just outside the city limits . The street now called the Bowery recalls the " bowery lane " which once led to the stern old soldier's home . 65. Summary.- Henry Hudson , in 1609 , sailed up the river named for him ...
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