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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... side of the Gulf of St. Lawrence ; nearly a thousand miles in circumference , deriving all its importance from its extensive fisheries . The West Indies consist of a large number of islands between North and South America , the most ...
... side of the Gulf of St. Lawrence ; nearly a thousand miles in circumference , deriving all its importance from its extensive fisheries . The West Indies consist of a large number of islands between North and South America , the most ...
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... side of the Conti- nent discovered an Ocean , which being seen in a Discovery a southerly direction , at first received the name of the the Pacic ? South Sea . 2. Of the a . 1513 . 3. What is said of De Leor ? the tradition tain of Life ...
... side of the Conti- nent discovered an Ocean , which being seen in a Discovery a southerly direction , at first received the name of the the Pacic ? South Sea . 2. Of the a . 1513 . 3. What is said of De Leor ? the tradition tain of Life ...
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... but in- numerable hosts hemmed him in on every side , and his march was almost a continual battle . On the sixth day of the retreat , the almost exhausted Spaniards , now iards from Mexico . a a . July 17 the great 1. Describe battle.
... but in- numerable hosts hemmed him in on every side , and his march was almost a continual battle . On the sixth day of the retreat , the almost exhausted Spaniards , now iards from Mexico . a a . July 17 the great 1. Describe battle.
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... side , seemed sufficient to overwhelm the Spaniards , who , seeing no end of their toil , nor any hope of victory , were on the point of yielding to despair . At this moment Cortez , ob- serving the great Mexican standard advancing ...
... side , seemed sufficient to overwhelm the Spaniards , who , seeing no end of their toil , nor any hope of victory , were on the point of yielding to despair . At this moment Cortez , ob- serving the great Mexican standard advancing ...
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... side of t St. Lawrence , on a promontory formed by that river and the St. Charles . The city con sists of the Upper and the Lower Town , -the latter on a narrow strip of land near the water's edge ; and the former on a plain difficult ...
... side of t St. Lawrence , on a promontory formed by that river and the St. Charles . The city con sists of the Upper and the Lower Town , -the latter on a narrow strip of land near the water's edge ; and the former on a plain difficult ...
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