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... became competitors for the posses- sion of the New World , and the control of the traffic which its discovery was to call into being ; but the na- tion which , by long and successful experience , had become deservedly celebrated for its ...
... became competitors for the posses- sion of the New World , and the control of the traffic which its discovery was to call into being ; but the na- tion which , by long and successful experience , had become deservedly celebrated for its ...
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... became necessary to return ; the fleet weighed anchor 1 Charlevoix , Nouv . Fr. i . 8 . 2 See Cartier's account in Hak- luyt , iii . 250–262 . Compare Char- levoix , N. F. 1. 8 , 9 ; Purchas , 1 . 931 ; Ibid , iv . 1605 ; Belknap's Am ...
... became necessary to return ; the fleet weighed anchor 1 Charlevoix , Nouv . Fr. i . 8 . 2 See Cartier's account in Hak- luyt , iii . 250–262 . Compare Char- levoix , N. F. 1. 8 , 9 ; Purchas , 1 . 931 ; Ibid , iv . 1605 ; Belknap's Am ...
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... became the father of the French settlements in Canada . He possessed a clear and penetrating un- derstanding , with a spirit of cautious inquiry ; untiring perseverance , with great mobility ; indefatigable activ- ity , with fearless ...
... became the father of the French settlements in Canada . He possessed a clear and penetrating un- derstanding , with a spirit of cautious inquiry ; untiring perseverance , with great mobility ; indefatigable activ- ity , with fearless ...
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... became 1615. viceroy of New France ; through his intercession , mer- chants of St. Malo , Rouen , and La Rochelle , obtained a colonial patent from the king ; and Champlain , now sure of success , embarked once more for the New World ...
... became 1615. viceroy of New France ; through his intercession , mer- chants of St. Malo , Rouen , and La Rochelle , obtained a colonial patent from the king ; and Champlain , now sure of success , embarked once more for the New World ...
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... became his country . " The father of New France " lies buried in the land which he colo- nized . Thus the humble industry of the fishermen of 1635 Normandy and Brittany promised their country the ac- quisition of an empire . CHAPTER II ...
... became his country . " The father of New France " lies buried in the land which he colo- nized . Thus the humble industry of the fishermen of 1635 Normandy and Brittany promised their country the ac- quisition of an empire . CHAPTER II ...
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