The Pictorial History of the United States of America: From the Discovery by the Northmen in the Tenth Century to the Present Time, Volumes 1-2B. Walker, 1844 - United States |
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... FRENCH WAR . Accession of Charles I. , 113 ; Tyrannical Conduct of the Governor , 114 ; Berkeley appointed Governor , 115 ; War with the Indians , 116 ; Capture and Death of Opechancanough , 117 ; Arrival of Captain Dennis . Capitu ...
... FRENCH WAR . Accession of Charles I. , 113 ; Tyrannical Conduct of the Governor , 114 ; Berkeley appointed Governor , 115 ; War with the Indians , 116 ; Capture and Death of Opechancanough , 117 ; Arrival of Captain Dennis . Capitu ...
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... French print . Engraved by Croome .. Soto discovering the Mississippi River . Drawn by Croome , Engraved by Waitt .... Portrait of Ponce de Leon ; from a print in an early edition of Herrera . Drawn and Engraved by Croome ..... Portrait ...
... French print . Engraved by Croome .. Soto discovering the Mississippi River . Drawn by Croome , Engraved by Waitt .... Portrait of Ponce de Leon ; from a print in an early edition of Herrera . Drawn and Engraved by Croome ..... Portrait ...
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... French nation appreciated more highly the advantages of effecting an early settlement on our shores . The fishermen of Normandy , worthy descendants of the Northmen , were familiar with the banks of Newfoundland , within a few years ...
... French nation appreciated more highly the advantages of effecting an early settlement on our shores . The fishermen of Normandy , worthy descendants of the Northmen , were familiar with the banks of Newfoundland , within a few years ...
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... French colonies in North America were less rapid in their increase than the English , the whole population not exceeding fifty - two thousand , when it was added by conquest to the British dominions ; at which period the population of ...
... French colonies in North America were less rapid in their increase than the English , the whole population not exceeding fifty - two thousand , when it was added by conquest to the British dominions ; at which period the population of ...
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... French Huguenots made repeated attempts to form settlements on the western coast . These expeditions were sent out under the auspices of the celebrated Admiral Coligny , the champion of the Protestant cause in France . Wearied with the ...
... French Huguenots made repeated attempts to form settlements on the western coast . These expeditions were sent out under the auspices of the celebrated Admiral Coligny , the champion of the Protestant cause in France . Wearied with the ...
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