A School History of the United States: From the Discovery of America to the Year 1870Harper & brothers, 1874 - 425 страница |
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... governor of Porto Rico , sailed northwest from that island to the Bahamas in a vain search for an imaginary fountain of perpetual youth . While he was sailing among the islands , March , 1512 , he discovered the main land , which he at ...
... governor of Porto Rico , sailed northwest from that island to the Bahamas in a vain search for an imaginary fountain of perpetual youth . While he was sailing among the islands , March , 1512 , he discovered the main land , which he at ...
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... governor of Cuba , and had received an unlimited grant of land in Florida from the Emperor Charles V. He left Cuba for Florida with one thousand men , infantry and cavalry , and landed at Tampa Bay in the month of May , 1539 . 7. He ...
... governor of Cuba , and had received an unlimited grant of land in Florida from the Emperor Charles V. He left Cuba for Florida with one thousand men , infantry and cavalry , and landed at Tampa Bay in the month of May , 1539 . 7. He ...
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... governor , who has already been mentioned , determined to expel the French from his territory . He landed at St. Augustine in September , 1565 , and soon after surprised the 3. Who was made viceroy of the new territory ? What is a ...
... governor , who has already been mentioned , determined to expel the French from his territory . He landed at St. Augustine in September , 1565 , and soon after surprised the 3. Who was made viceroy of the new territory ? What is a ...
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... governors , who of course came from Spain , nearly all became cruel tyrants after they began to govern . In the end , whole nations of Indians were blotted out of existence . One million two hun- dred thousand natives are stated on good ...
... governors , who of course came from Spain , nearly all became cruel tyrants after they began to govern . In the end , whole nations of Indians were blotted out of existence . One million two hun- dred thousand natives are stated on good ...
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... governor for life . The Company went to work with new vigor , hoping for better returns ; and sent out a fleet of nine ships , with five hundred colonists , under command of New- port . Lord Delaware was not able to go with the expedi ...
... governor for life . The Company went to work with new vigor , hoping for better returns ; and sent out a fleet of nine ships , with five hundred colonists , under command of New- port . Lord Delaware was not able to go with the expedi ...
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