United States History by the Brace System: A Study of the History of the United States for the Use of Teacher and Pupil |
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... America . 1502 Cent . America . 1494 or '97 1499 Cabots Vespucci Cape Breton . America . Write the form and repeat , “ In 1492 Columbus discovered San Salvador ; in 1493 Columbus founded Isabella on Hayti Island ; in 1498 Columbus ...
... America . 1502 Cent . America . 1494 or '97 1499 Cabots Vespucci Cape Breton . America . Write the form and repeat , “ In 1492 Columbus discovered San Salvador ; in 1493 Columbus founded Isabella on Hayti Island ; in 1498 Columbus ...
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... America , near the mouth of the Orinoco River , " etc. Commence the state- ment with " In " and simply make the best sentence to tell what was done . DIRECTIONS . - I . Tell the story of Columbus's boyhood . 2. Of his trials and ...
... America , near the mouth of the Orinoco River , " etc. Commence the state- ment with " In " and simply make the best sentence to tell what was done . DIRECTIONS . - I . Tell the story of Columbus's boyhood . 2. Of his trials and ...
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... QUEER QUERIES . 11. Why was Florida so called ? South Sea ? Pacific Ocean ? California ? Virginia ? 12. What was De Leon looking for ? Did he find it ? Why ? 13. Why did Balboa come to America ? 14. Why 10 UNITED STATES HISTORY .
... QUEER QUERIES . 11. Why was Florida so called ? South Sea ? Pacific Ocean ? California ? Virginia ? 12. What was De Leon looking for ? Did he find it ? Why ? 13. Why did Balboa come to America ? 14. Why 10 UNITED STATES HISTORY .
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... America ? The turkey ? The horse ? The sheep ? 26. What did Columbus believe Hayti to be ? 27. What is the only marsupial of America ? 28. What early explorer lies under a pair of stairs in Que- bec ? 29. What noted explorer lies in the ...
... America ? The turkey ? The horse ? The sheep ? 26. What did Columbus believe Hayti to be ? 27. What is the only marsupial of America ? 28. What early explorer lies under a pair of stairs in Que- bec ? 29. What noted explorer lies in the ...
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... America ? 21. By what right did the Dutch claim New Netherlands ? The English , North and South Virginia and New Albion ? REMARKS . The recitation should be from the blackboard form , invariably . Pupils should depend entirely upon the ...
... America ? 21. By what right did the Dutch claim New Netherlands ? The English , North and South Virginia and New Albion ? REMARKS . The recitation should be from the blackboard form , invariably . Pupils should depend entirely upon the ...
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Page 147 - But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.
Page 212 - That a district of territory, not exceeding ten miles square, to be located, as hereafter directed, on the River Potomac, at some place between the mouths of the Eastern Branch and Connogocheague, be, and the same is hereby, accepted for the permanent seat of government of the United States...
Page 210 - And we declare with words of soberness, that an angel of God came down from heaven, and he brought and laid before our eyes, that we beheld and saw the plates, and the engravings thereon...
Page 176 - His Britannic Majesty acknowledges the said United States, viz.: New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, to be FREE, SOVEREIGN, AND INDEPENDENT STATES...
Page 126 - HERE WAS BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, OF THE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: because by these, as testimonials that I have lived, I wish most to be remembered.
Page 176 - The essential and direct end of the present defensive alliance is to maintain effectually the liberty, sovereignty, and independence absolute and unlimited, of the said United 'States, as well in matters of government as of commerce.
Page 168 - In sorrow by thy bier we stand, Amid the awe that hushes all, And speak the anguish of a land That shook with horror at thy fall. Thy task is done ; the bond are free : We bear thee to an honored grave, Whose proudest monument shall be The broken fetters of the slave.
Page 138 - Their hearts are all with Marion, For Marion are their prayers. And lovely ladies greet our band With kindliest welcoming, With smiles like those of summer, And tears like those of spring. For them we wear these...
Page 138 - Well knows the fair and friendly moon The band that Marion leads — The glitter of their rifles, The scampering of their steeds.
Page 126 - We have met the enemy and they are ours; two ships, two brigs, one schooner and one sloop.