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... Called " Indians . " When the people of this land first saw the ships of Colum- bus , they imagined that the Spaniards had come up from the sea or down from the sky and that they were beings from Heaven . They , therefore , at first ran ...
... Called " Indians . " When the people of this land first saw the ships of Colum- bus , they imagined that the Spaniards had come up from the sea or down from the sky and that they were beings from Heaven . They , therefore , at first ran ...
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... called Cuba , which he believed was Japan . Here his own ship was wrecked , leaving him only the Niña , for the Pinta had gone , he knew not where . He was now greatly alarmed , colony for if the Niña should be wrecked he and his men ...
... called Cuba , which he believed was Japan . Here his own ship was wrecked , leaving him only the Niña , for the Pinta had gone , he knew not where . He was now greatly alarmed , colony for if the Niña should be wrecked he and his men ...
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... called America . Spain was too busy exploring the new lands to give proper heed to the death of the man whose discoveries would , after a few years , make the kingdom richer even than India . But it was left to the greatest nation in ...
... called America . Spain was too busy exploring the new lands to give proper heed to the death of the man whose discoveries would , after a few years , make the kingdom richer even than India . But it was left to the greatest nation in ...
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... ' content . Then Magellan pressed on to another group of islands which were afterwards called the Philippines , from King Philip of Spain . loses his Here in a battle with the inhabitants , 30 Early Explorers in America.
... ' content . Then Magellan pressed on to another group of islands which were afterwards called the Philippines , from King Philip of Spain . loses his Here in a battle with the inhabitants , 30 Early Explorers in America.
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... called Mexico , captured the ruler , and fought great battles with the people , 14. Cortés captured the city and ruled it for several years . 15. From this time on Mexico gradually filled with Spanish settlers . 16. Pizarro invaded Peru ...
... called Mexico , captured the ruler , and fought great battles with the people , 14. Cortés captured the city and ruled it for several years . 15. From this time on Mexico gradually filled with Spanish settlers . 16. Pizarro invaded Peru ...
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Page 303 - When my eyes shall be turned to behold for the last time the sun in heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union; on States dissevered, discordant, belligerent; on a land rent with civil feuds, or drenched, it may be, in fraternal blood!
Page 165 - If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery ! Our chains are forged ; their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable — and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come! It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, peace; but there is no peace.
Page 165 - Gentlemen may cry: Peace, peace! — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the North will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms!
Page 164 - They tell us, sir, that we are weak — unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house?
Page 44 - We were entertained with all love and kindness, and with as much bounty (after their manner) as they could possibly devise. We found the people most gentle, loving, and faithful, void of all guile and treason, and such as live after the manner of the golden age.
Page 314 - All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother — blessings on her memory!
Page 164 - ... we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained, we must fight! I repeat it, sir, we must fight! An appeal to arms and to the God of Hosts is all that is left us.
Page 131 - Virginia who was among us and very well known to all of us, a gentleman whose skill and experience as an officer, whose independent fortune, great talents, and excellent universal character, would command the approbation of all America, and unite the cordial exertions of all the Colonies better than any other person in the Union.
Page 130 - If you speak of eloquence, Mr. Rutledge, of South Carolina, is by far the greatest orator; but if you speak of solid information and sound judgment Colonel Washington is unquestionably the greatest man on the floor.
Page 36 - The discoverer of these places planted on his new-found land a large cross, with one flag of England, and another of St. Mark, by reason of his being a Venetian, so that our banner has floated very far afield.