A Popular School History of the United States [in which are Inserted as Part of the Narrative, Selections from the Writings of Eminent American Historians, and Other American Writers of Note].Maynard, 1879 - 370 páginas |
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... which is now a part of the city of Phila- delphia . When the British were quartered near it during the war of American Independence , their general so respected it , that , when his 35. " This treaty , " it has been truly.
... which is now a part of the city of Phila- delphia . When the British were quartered near it during the war of American Independence , their general so respected it , that , when his 35. " This treaty , " it has been truly.
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... British parlia- ment ; and to him , in the annals of legislative philanthropy , the honor is due of having first resolved to lighten the lot of debtors . Touched with the sorrows which the walls of a prison could not hide from him , he ...
... British parlia- ment ; and to him , in the annals of legislative philanthropy , the honor is due of having first resolved to lighten the lot of debtors . Touched with the sorrows which the walls of a prison could not hide from him , he ...
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... British realm ( 1702-1713 ) . 2. In the last contest , known as King George's War , the fortress of Louisburg , the " Gibraltar of America , " was cap- tured after a long siege , by New England troops and an Eng- lish fleet ; but the ...
... British realm ( 1702-1713 ) . 2. In the last contest , known as King George's War , the fortress of Louisburg , the " Gibraltar of America , " was cap- tured after a long siege , by New England troops and an Eng- lish fleet ; but the ...
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... British traders ( 1753 ) . 8. Complaint was made to Robert Dinwiddie , lieutenant- governor of Virginia and a member of the Ohio Company , of these acts ; and it was resolved to send " a person of distinc- tion to the commander of the ...
... British traders ( 1753 ) . 8. Complaint was made to Robert Dinwiddie , lieutenant- governor of Virginia and a member of the Ohio Company , of these acts ; and it was resolved to send " a person of distinc- tion to the commander of the ...
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... British troops were drawn up in battle array on the Plains of Abraham , three hundred feet above the St. Law- rence . 26. Montcalm could hardly believe the messenger who brought him intelligence of this marshalling of the English upon ...
... British troops were drawn up in battle array on the Plains of Abraham , three hundred feet above the St. Law- rence . 26. Montcalm could hardly believe the messenger who brought him intelligence of this marshalling of the English upon ...
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A Popular School History of the United States: In which are Inserted as Part ... John Jacob Anderson Visualização integral - 1886 |
A Popular School History of the United States: In which are Inserted as Part ... John Jacob Anderson Visualização integral - 1880 |
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