History of the United States, from the Earliest Discoveries to the Close of the Great Rebellion, in 1865: Containing, Also, the Constitution of the United States : with Explanatory Notes and Questions |
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... March , 1512 ; and , thediscovery after cruising some time among the Bahamas , discov- ered an unknown country , to which , from the abun . b . dance of flowers that adorned the forests , and from its being first seen on Easter Sunday ...
... March , 1512 ; and , thediscovery after cruising some time among the Bahamas , discov- ered an unknown country , to which , from the abun . b . dance of flowers that adorned the forests , and from its being first seen on Easter Sunday ...
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... March , 1517 . IV . CONQUEST OF MEXICO . * - 1 . In 1517 Fran- cisco Fernandez de Cordova , sailing from Cuba with three small vessels , explored the northern coast of Yucatan . As the Spaniards approached the shore , they were ...
... March , 1517 . IV . CONQUEST OF MEXICO . * - 1 . In 1517 Fran- cisco Fernandez de Cordova , sailing from Cuba with three small vessels , explored the northern coast of Yucatan . As the Spaniards approached the shore , they were ...
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... march towards the Mexican capital . On his way thither , several events oc- nations , that were tributary to Montezuma , gladly the march of threw off their allegiance and joined the Span- wards the iards . Montezuma himself , alarmed ...
... march towards the Mexican capital . On his way thither , several events oc- nations , that were tributary to Montezuma , gladly the march of threw off their allegiance and joined the Span- wards the iards . Montezuma himself , alarmed ...
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... march , they had several desperate encounters with the na- tives . Two small vessels that had been retained at Espiritu Santo reached the Bay of Apallachee , and by the aid of these the coast was further explored du 1539-40 . ring the ...
... march , they had several desperate encounters with the na- tives . Two small vessels that had been retained at Espiritu Santo reached the Bay of Apallachee , and by the aid of these the coast was further explored du 1539-40 . ring the ...
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... march , continuing their course to the northwest until they came to the Mississippi , † which they crossed , probably at the lowest Chickasaw bluff , one of the ancient crossing places , between the thirty- fourth and the thirty - fifth ...
... march , continuing their course to the northwest until they came to the Mississippi , † which they crossed , probably at the lowest Chickasaw bluff , one of the ancient crossing places , between the thirty- fourth and the thirty - fifth ...
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