The History of the United States of America: From the Discovery of the Continent to the Close of the Thirty-sixth Congress |
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... CHAP Saviour , the great Western Continent was unknown to the inhabitants of the Old World . The people of Europe had looked upon the Atlantic Ocean as a boundless expanse of water , surrounding the land and stretching far away they ...
... CHAP Saviour , the great Western Continent was unknown to the inhabitants of the Old World . The people of Europe had looked upon the Atlantic Ocean as a boundless expanse of water , surrounding the land and stretching far away they ...
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... CHAP . was graciously received by the King and Queen , who appointed him Viceroy or Governor of all the countries he 1493 . had or should discover . They conferred upon him and his family titles of nobility , and permission to use a ...
... CHAP . was graciously received by the King and Queen , who appointed him Viceroy or Governor of all the countries he 1493 . had or should discover . They conferred upon him and his family titles of nobility , and permission to use a ...
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... CHAP Who can tell but the ancestors of the aborigines of America came from Scythia , and brought with them their skill in using the bow and arrow , and the singular custom of scalping ? Of the North American Indians there were four ...
... CHAP Who can tell but the ancestors of the aborigines of America came from Scythia , and brought with them their skill in using the bow and arrow , and the singular custom of scalping ? Of the North American Indians there were four ...
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... CHAP . might have been expected . In the second attempt they went to the other extreme , the colonists were criminals , 1542 . drawn from the prisons of France . During the winter Cartier hung one of them for theft ; put some in irons ...
... CHAP . might have been expected . In the second attempt they went to the other extreme , the colonists were criminals , 1542 . drawn from the prisons of France . During the winter Cartier hung one of them for theft ; put some in irons ...
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... CHAP . for his guiding care , and trusted to his promises for the future . They built another fort , which like the first they called Carolina . The true character of some of the colo- nists soon began to appear , -these had joined the ...
... CHAP . for his guiding care , and trusted to his promises for the future . They built another fort , which like the first they called Carolina . The true character of some of the colo- nists soon began to appear , -these had joined the ...
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Page 517 - I consider it as an indispensable duty to close this last solemn act of my official life, by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them to his holy keeping.
Page 449 - I am not worth purchasing; but such as I am, the king of Great Britain is not rich enough to do it.
Page 288 - ... on many occasions has caused the blood of those sons of liberty...
Page 796 - That the maintenance of the principles promulgated in the Declaration of Independence and embodied in the Federal Constitution, " That all men are created equal ; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable...
Page 515 - With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.
Page 308 - Episcopalian as he is, Dr. Cooper himself never prayed with such fervor, such ardor, such earnestness and pathos, and in language so elegant and sublime — for America, for the Congress, for the province of Massachusetts Bay, and especially the town of Boston. It has had an excellent effect upon everybody here.
Page 67 - Having undertaken, for the glory of God and advancement of the Christian faith and honor of our king and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia...
Page 521 - God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? We have been assured, sir, in the Sacred Writings, that "except the Lord build the House, they labor in vain that build it.
Page 310 - When your lordships look at the papers transmitted us from America, when you consider their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their cause, and wish to make it your own.
Page 522 - there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in said Territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted...