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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... Spirit of the People , 311. They seize Guns and Ammunition , 312 . The Massachusetts Provincial Congress ; its Measures , 313. The Restraining Bill , 314. Conflicts at Lexington and Concord , 315 . Volunteers fly to Arms , and Beleaguer ...
... Spirit of the People , 311. They seize Guns and Ammunition , 312 . The Massachusetts Provincial Congress ; its Measures , 313. The Restraining Bill , 314. Conflicts at Lexington and Concord , 315 . Volunteers fly to Arms , and Beleaguer ...
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... Spirit of Revolt among the Soldiers , 486. Arnold ravages the Shores of the Chesapeake , 488. Battle of the Cowpens , 489. Mor- gan retreats ; Cornwallis pursues , 491. Greene marches South- Lee scatters the Tories , 493. Battle of ...
... Spirit of Revolt among the Soldiers , 486. Arnold ravages the Shores of the Chesapeake , 488. Battle of the Cowpens , 489. Mor- gan retreats ; Cornwallis pursues , 491. Greene marches South- Lee scatters the Tories , 493. Battle of ...
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... spirit . " 1506 . His body was deposited in a convent in Spain . Fer- dinand , it is said , ordered a monument to his memory . The justice he had denied him in life he was willing to inscribe upon his tomb , -it was to bear the ...
... spirit . " 1506 . His body was deposited in a convent in Spain . Fer- dinand , it is said , ordered a monument to his memory . The justice he had denied him in life he was willing to inscribe upon his tomb , -it was to bear the ...
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... spirit was roused . They attacked him with great vigor , killed nearly all his men , and forced him to give up the enterprise . It is said that grief and disappointment hastened the death of Vasquez . CHAP . III . The Spaniards were ...
... spirit was roused . They attacked him with great vigor , killed nearly all his men , and forced him to give up the enterprise . It is said that grief and disappointment hastened the death of Vasquez . CHAP . III . The Spaniards were ...
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... spirit of the Reformation under Luther . Soon persecutions of the Re- formers arose ; with civil commotions and oppressions involving all Europe in war . These troubles drove the Huguenot from France and the Puritan from England , to ...
... spirit of the Reformation under Luther . Soon persecutions of the Re- formers arose ; with civil commotions and oppressions involving all Europe in war . These troubles drove the Huguenot from France and the Puritan from England , to ...
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