A Compendium of the History of the United States: From the Earliest Settlements to 1872E. J. Hale, 1875 - 513 pages |
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... thousand dollars . " 9. The names of the three vessels were the Maria , the Pinta , and the Nina . Of these the Maria was the largest ; and in this vessel Columbus himself sailed . The Pinta was commanded by Martin Alonzo Pinzon , and ...
... thousand dollars . " 9. The names of the three vessels were the Maria , the Pinta , and the Nina . Of these the Maria was the largest ; and in this vessel Columbus himself sailed . The Pinta was commanded by Martin Alonzo Pinzon , and ...
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... thousand inhabitants , with large and spacious palaces , and with markets regularly sup- plied with all the necessaries of life , and with fine and ele- gant goods in great variety . Cortez , the celebrated warrior who penetrated and ...
... thousand inhabitants , with large and spacious palaces , and with markets regularly sup- plied with all the necessaries of life , and with fine and ele- gant goods in great variety . Cortez , the celebrated warrior who penetrated and ...
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... thousand . The inhabitants enjoyed civil rights ; the land was fertile ; trade was free , and peace continued with the Indians . In the midst of their prosperity and seeming security , a terri- ble calamity suddenly befell them . They ...
... thousand . The inhabitants enjoyed civil rights ; the land was fertile ; trade was free , and peace continued with the Indians . In the midst of their prosperity and seeming security , a terri- ble calamity suddenly befell them . They ...
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... thousand . After the triumph of the parliamentary party in England , and the execution of the king , Charles I. , many royalists fled from that country to Virginia , where they were warmly welcomed . Virginia was the last of the ...
... thousand . After the triumph of the parliamentary party in England , and the execution of the king , Charles I. , many royalists fled from that country to Virginia , where they were warmly welcomed . Virginia was the last of the ...
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... thousand . The people , however , during the whole period , were greatly distinguished for their virtues and love of liberty . These were as pure as the air from the tops of their own White Mountains , the highest in New England ...
... thousand . The people , however , during the whole period , were greatly distinguished for their virtues and love of liberty . These were as pure as the air from the tops of their own White Mountains , the highest in New England ...
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