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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... present . History is evidently the grand subject a student will take to . Never read any such book without a map beside you ; endeavor to seek out every place the author names , and get a clear idea of the ground you are on ; without ...
... present . History is evidently the grand subject a student will take to . Never read any such book without a map beside you ; endeavor to seek out every place the author names , and get a clear idea of the ground you are on ; without ...
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... What part of the United States did each nation claim , and why ? 11. How many and what nations made discoveries within the present boundaries of the United States ? 12. Trace Sir Francis Drake on his voyages . 13. PERIOD OF DISCOVERY . II.
... What part of the United States did each nation claim , and why ? 11. How many and what nations made discoveries within the present boundaries of the United States ? 12. Trace Sir Francis Drake on his voyages . 13. PERIOD OF DISCOVERY . II.
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... the early settlers find gold in Virginia ? Is there any native gold in the State ? Who is the present governor ? How many and what capitals has it had ? 1 REMARKS . - I . Do not memorize the 16 UNITED STATES HISTORY .
... the early settlers find gold in Virginia ? Is there any native gold in the State ? Who is the present governor ? How many and what capitals has it had ? 1 REMARKS . - I . Do not memorize the 16 UNITED STATES HISTORY .
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... present limits of the United States ? 53. What samples of workmanship were found near the Madeira Islands previous to the discovery of America ? 54. What State had witchcraft laws ? 55. Do historians know how America was peopled ? What ...
... present limits of the United States ? 53. What samples of workmanship were found near the Madeira Islands previous to the discovery of America ? 54. What State had witchcraft laws ? 55. Do historians know how America was peopled ? What ...
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... present time ? QUEER QUERIES . 121. Were any buffaloes found in Georgia when it was first settled ? Are there any now ? If not , what has become of them ? 122. What stratagem saved Oglethorpe's defeat in 1742 ? 123. What great evils ...
... present time ? QUEER QUERIES . 121. Were any buffaloes found in Georgia when it was first settled ? Are there any now ? If not , what has become of them ? 122. What stratagem saved Oglethorpe's defeat in 1742 ? 123. What great evils ...
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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.