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... September 6 , ultimately taking possession of the land in the name of Philip II . , King of Spain . 1566. Captain Juan Pardo penetrated to the region of the Cherokees - Florida . 1567. Dominique de Gourges , with a French expedition of ...
... September 6 , ultimately taking possession of the land in the name of Philip II . , King of Spain . 1566. Captain Juan Pardo penetrated to the region of the Cherokees - Florida . 1567. Dominique de Gourges , with a French expedition of ...
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... September 4 , and discovered and entered the Hudson River ( New York ) . 1609. July 29. Champlain reached Ticonderoga , on Lake Champlain . 1610. The Dutch sent six ships and occupied New Amsterdam ( New York ) . 1614. Captain John ...
... September 4 , and discovered and entered the Hudson River ( New York ) . 1609. July 29. Champlain reached Ticonderoga , on Lake Champlain . 1610. The Dutch sent six ships and occupied New Amsterdam ( New York ) . 1614. Captain John ...
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... September 5 , eleven colonies formed themselves into a Congress ( see Index ) . 1775. Coercive measures continued on the part of Great Britain , and the colonies awoke to the determination of THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE , JULY 4 ...
... September 5 , eleven colonies formed themselves into a Congress ( see Index ) . 1775. Coercive measures continued on the part of Great Britain , and the colonies awoke to the determination of THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE , JULY 4 ...
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... September 17 , 1759. " French Florida " and " New France " lost to the French at their defeat by the English on the Plains of Abra- ham , Quebec . October 19 , 1781. England lost her colonies and their territories upon the defeat of ...
... September 17 , 1759. " French Florida " and " New France " lost to the French at their defeat by the English on the Plains of Abra- ham , Quebec . October 19 , 1781. England lost her colonies and their territories upon the defeat of ...
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... September 3 , 1783. Definite treaty concluded at Paris . Boundaries of Cession Established . ARTICLE II . " From the northwest angle of Nova Scotia , viz .: that angle which is formed by a line drawn due north from the source of the St ...
... September 3 , 1783. Definite treaty concluded at Paris . Boundaries of Cession Established . ARTICLE II . " From the northwest angle of Nova Scotia , viz .: that angle which is formed by a line drawn due north from the source of the St ...
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