The Pictorial History of the American Revolution: With a Sketch of the Early History of the CountryR. Sears, 1845 - 428 Seiten |
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... Colonists first asserted their independence ; and the generation , whose arduous struggles achieved so important a result , has passed away to the silent tomb . To give a just and impartial view of the rise , progress , and ...
... Colonists first asserted their independence ; and the generation , whose arduous struggles achieved so important a result , has passed away to the silent tomb . To give a just and impartial view of the rise , progress , and ...
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... colonists were seized with an extreme desire to return to their na- tive country ; and , having no ship , they resolved to build one , and constructed a brigantine fit for the passage ; but they laid in a slender stock of provisions ...
... colonists were seized with an extreme desire to return to their na- tive country ; and , having no ship , they resolved to build one , and constructed a brigantine fit for the passage ; but they laid in a slender stock of provisions ...
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... colonists to remain . VII . The name of Sir Walter Raleigh is dear to Americans , for to him is due the honor of projecting and of keeping up , by his persevering efforts and expen- sive expeditions , the idea of permanent British ...
... colonists to remain . VII . The name of Sir Walter Raleigh is dear to Americans , for to him is due the honor of projecting and of keeping up , by his persevering efforts and expen- sive expeditions , the idea of permanent British ...
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... colonists , but were instantly dis- persed . Not aware , however , that his secret was discovered , and affecting to consider it as an accident , Pemisapan admitted Lane and his officers to an in- terview , which proved fatal to him ...
... colonists , but were instantly dis- persed . Not aware , however , that his secret was discovered , and affecting to consider it as an accident , Pemisapan admitted Lane and his officers to an in- terview , which proved fatal to him ...
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... colonists , left by Sir Richard Grenville ; but to his dismay found the place , deserted , and human bones scat- tered on the beech ; the remains , as was afterward discovered , of their country- men , all of whom the savages had slain ...
... colonists , left by Sir Richard Grenville ; but to his dismay found the place , deserted , and human bones scat- tered on the beech ; the remains , as was afterward discovered , of their country- men , all of whom the savages had slain ...
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