History of the United States of America. Written in accordance with the principles of peace1852 |
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... colony of Protestants had 1564 sought an asylum in the peninsula of Florida . It had been a cherished desire of Coligny , the leader of the Protestant party in France , to establish a refuge for the Huguenots , and a Protestant French ...
... colony of Protestants had 1564 sought an asylum in the peninsula of Florida . It had been a cherished desire of Coligny , the leader of the Protestant party in France , to establish a refuge for the Huguenots , and a Protestant French ...
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... colonies in America , revived . An expedition was pre- pared , and resulted in the establishment , in 1605 , of a colony , which they named Port Royal , afterwards called Annapolis , on a harbor in the Bay of Fundy ; difficult of access ...
... colonies in America , revived . An expedition was pre- pared , and resulted in the establishment , in 1605 , of a colony , which they named Port Royal , afterwards called Annapolis , on a harbor in the Bay of Fundy ; difficult of access ...
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... colony , and Sir Richard Grenville , commander of the fleet . It sailed from Plymouth , accompanied by several men of em- inence , among whom were Cavendish , who soon after cir- cumnavigated the globe , and Hariot , a distinguished ...
... colony , and Sir Richard Grenville , commander of the fleet . It sailed from Plymouth , accompanied by several men of em- inence , among whom were Cavendish , who soon after cir- cumnavigated the globe , and Hariot , a distinguished ...
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... colonists having landed , the fleet sailed for England ; and on their return , took a Spanish prize . The dangers of a ... colony , gave considerable attention to the examination of the country , its soil and productions , with a view of ...
... colonists having landed , the fleet sailed for England ; and on their return , took a Spanish prize . The dangers of a ... colony , gave considerable attention to the examination of the country , its soil and productions , with a view of ...
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M. Murray. Treachery of the English . Return of the Colonists , 1585 away their lands , they began to devise means to get rid of them . Lane , governor of the colony , and his associates , infatuated with the desire of obtaining gold and ...
M. Murray. Treachery of the English . Return of the Colonists , 1585 away their lands , they began to devise means to get rid of them . Lane , governor of the colony , and his associates , infatuated with the desire of obtaining gold and ...
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