The Leading Facts of American HistoryGinn, 1891 - 359 pages |
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... Peace of 1783 ( colored ) . XI . The Northwest Territory , 1787 ( colored ) .. XII . Louisiana Territory ( colored ) ...... 184 187 204 XIII . The Civil War ( colored ) . 292 XIV . Territorial Growth of the United States from 1783 to ...
... Peace of 1783 ( colored ) . XI . The Northwest Territory , 1787 ( colored ) .. XII . Louisiana Territory ( colored ) ...... 184 187 204 XIII . The Civil War ( colored ) . 292 XIV . Territorial Growth of the United States from 1783 to ...
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... peace between the two nations , granted the petition . Taking a map of the world ( 1493 ) , he drew a perpendicular line from the north to the south pole , one hundred leagues west of the Azores . Later , the line was fixed at three ...
... peace between the two nations , granted the petition . Taking a map of the world ( 1493 ) , he drew a perpendicular line from the north to the south pole , one hundred leagues west of the Azores . Later , the line was fixed at three ...
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... peace established between them . But quite independent of any picture , the arrangement of the beads and their colors had a meaning . When a council was held , a belt was made to show what had been done . Every tribe had its " wampum ...
... peace established between them . But quite independent of any picture , the arrangement of the beads and their colors had a meaning . When a council was held , a belt was made to show what had been done . Every tribe had its " wampum ...
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... peace or war , whether he had heard good news or bad . He sometimes laughed and shouted ; he seldom if ever wept . From childhood he was taught to despise pain . A row of little Indian boys would sometimes put live coals under their ...
... peace or war , whether he had heard good news or bad . He sometimes laughed and shouted ; he seldom if ever wept . From childhood he was taught to despise pain . A row of little Indian boys would sometimes put live coals under their ...
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... the ship ' The Arms of Amsterdam , ' which sailed from New Netherland . . . on the 23d of Sept. They report that our people are in good heart and live in peace there . ... ... They have The new settlement consisted of a fort , a stone.
... the ship ' The Arms of Amsterdam , ' which sailed from New Netherland . . . on the 23d of Sept. They report that our people are in good heart and live in peace there . ... ... They have The new settlement consisted of a fort , a stone.
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