Patton's Concise History of the American People: From the Discoveries of the Continent to 1876, the Centennial Year of the Nation's Independence, Giving a Clear Account of Their Political, Military, Moral, Industrial and Commercial Life |
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... obtained , 355. Dorchester Heights fortified - Boston evacuated , 356. Washington in New York , 357 . Numerous Disasters - Retreat from Canada , 359. Horatio Gates , 360. A British Fleet before Fort Moultrie , 361. Gloomy Pros- pects ...
... obtained , 355. Dorchester Heights fortified - Boston evacuated , 356. Washington in New York , 357 . Numerous Disasters - Retreat from Canada , 359. Horatio Gates , 360. A British Fleet before Fort Moultrie , 361. Gloomy Pros- pects ...
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... obtained a commission from Fran- cis I. to plant a colony , with full legal authority as viceroy over the territories and regions on or near the Gulf and River of St. Lawrence . These were to be known in his- tory under the ambitious ...
... obtained a commission from Fran- cis I. to plant a colony , with full legal authority as viceroy over the territories and regions on or near the Gulf and River of St. Lawrence . These were to be known in his- tory under the ambitious ...
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... obtained food , and made their winter quarters in a deserted town . When spring returned , a demand was made of the Chickasaw chief to furnish men to carry their baggage . The indignant chief refused . The hostile Indians deceived the ...
... obtained food , and made their winter quarters in a deserted town . When spring returned , a demand was made of the Chickasaw chief to furnish men to carry their baggage . The indignant chief refused . The hostile Indians deceived the ...
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... obtained a commission . from Charles IX . Preparations were soon made , and the expedition sailed under the direction of John Ribault , a worthy man , and a sincere Protestant . They knew the character of the country and of the climate ...
... obtained a commission . from Charles IX . Preparations were soon made , and the expedition sailed under the direction of John Ribault , a worthy man , and a sincere Protestant . They knew the character of the country and of the climate ...
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... obtained a commission for this purpose . His colonists , like those of Roberval , were crimi- nals taken from the prisons of France : like his , this enter- prise proved an utter failure . The efforts of some mer . PORT ROYAL SETTLEMENT ...
... obtained a commission for this purpose . His colonists , like those of Roberval , were crimi- nals taken from the prisons of France : like his , this enter- prise proved an utter failure . The efforts of some mer . PORT ROYAL SETTLEMENT ...
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