History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Volume 1C.C. Little and J. Brown, 1844 - United States |
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... Colonists embark , 123 — Arrive in Virginia , 124 - Jamestown , 125 - Distress of the Colony , 126 - Adventures of Smith , 127 - Smith a Captive , 130 - Saved by Pocahontas , 131 - Smith explores the Chesapeake , 133 - Smith's ...
... Colonists embark , 123 — Arrive in Virginia , 124 - Jamestown , 125 - Distress of the Colony , 126 - Adventures of Smith , 127 - Smith a Captive , 130 - Saved by Pocahontas , 131 - Smith explores the Chesapeake , 133 - Smith's ...
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... colonists CHAP were so few . Yet the purpose remained . Thrice , in the spring of the following year , did Dupont , his lieu- 1606 tenant , attempt to complete the discovery . Twice he was driven back by adverse winds ; and at the third ...
... colonists CHAP were so few . Yet the purpose remained . Thrice , in the spring of the following year , did Dupont , his lieu- 1606 tenant , attempt to complete the discovery . Twice he was driven back by adverse winds ; and at the third ...
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... colonists was a motley group of dissolute men . Mutinies were frequent . The men were mad with the passion for sudden wealth ; and a party , under the pretence of desiring to escape from famine , compelled Laudonniere to sign an order ...
... colonists was a motley group of dissolute men . Mutinies were frequent . The men were mad with the passion for sudden wealth ; and a party , under the pretence of desiring to escape from famine , compelled Laudonniere to sign an order ...
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... colonists had moderated ; and the disheartened sailors were ready to mutiny . One ship , laden with provisions for the colony , deserted and returned ; and an island was discovered with enough of the black ore " to suffice all the gold ...
... colonists had moderated ; and the disheartened sailors were ready to mutiny . One ship , laden with provisions for the colony , deserted and returned ; and an island was discovered with enough of the black ore " to suffice all the gold ...
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... colonists.2 While the queen and her adventurers were dazzled by the glittering prospects of mines of gold in the frozen regions of the remote north , Sir Humphrey Gil- bert , with a sounder judgment and a better knowledge , watched the ...
... colonists.2 While the queen and her adventurers were dazzled by the glittering prospects of mines of gold in the frozen regions of the remote north , Sir Humphrey Gil- bert , with a sounder judgment and a better knowledge , watched the ...
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