The Making of the Ohio Valley States, 1660-1837C. Scribner's Sons, 1894 - 269 Seiten |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-5 von 47
Seite 4
... pregnable , it attracted the sure and experienced eye of Champlain , its founder , as in the previous century it had that of the intrepid Jacques Cartier , its discoverer . Montreal was more of a trading - post , a 4 THE ENTERING WEDGE.
... pregnable , it attracted the sure and experienced eye of Champlain , its founder , as in the previous century it had that of the intrepid Jacques Cartier , its discoverer . Montreal was more of a trading - post , a 4 THE ENTERING WEDGE.
Seite 5
Samuel Adams Drake. Montreal was more of a trading - post , a good deal of a convent , and less of a stronghold . It was but weakly fortified against Indian attacks from above , as Quebec was expected to defend the colony against all ...
Samuel Adams Drake. Montreal was more of a trading - post , a good deal of a convent , and less of a stronghold . It was but weakly fortified against Indian attacks from above , as Quebec was expected to defend the colony against all ...
Seite 9
... posts , as he went along ; and roughly calculated , in his mind , from what he saw and heard , how many skins each tribe could probably be made to furnish in return for brandy , pow- der , lead , and a few cheap goods . The larger the ...
... posts , as he went along ; and roughly calculated , in his mind , from what he saw and heard , how many skins each tribe could probably be made to furnish in return for brandy , pow- der , lead , and a few cheap goods . The larger the ...
Seite 14
... posts well placed , and a few gifts judiciously bestowed , they might control the fur - trade , and hold the Indians in fast friendship . This was the whole philoso- phy of frontier life , as long ago as when the first camp- fire was ...
... posts well placed , and a few gifts judiciously bestowed , they might control the fur - trade , and hold the Indians in fast friendship . This was the whole philoso- phy of frontier life , as long ago as when the first camp- fire was ...
Seite 15
... post here was called Fort La Baie , corrupted into Le Bay by the English . It stood on the west bank of Fox River . 5 DISCOVERY OF THE OHIO , by La Salle , rests chiefly on the authority of Joliet , who has it so on his map , 1674. The ...
... post here was called Fort La Baie , corrupted into Le Bay by the English . It stood on the west bank of Fox River . 5 DISCOVERY OF THE OHIO , by La Salle , rests chiefly on the authority of Joliet , who has it so on his map , 1674. The ...
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Alleghanies American army attack battle began block-house Boone Braddock BRADDOCK'S FIELD built cabin Cahokia called camp Canada canal canoe Clair Colonel colony command Congress Cumberland Detroit Duquesne early emigrants enemy England English fell fight fire FORT DUQUESNE Fort Pitt Fort Wayne France French frontier garrison gave governor ground Harmar horses hundred Illinois Indians Iroquois Kaskaskia Kentuckians Kentucky Lake Erie Lake Michigan land league Little Turtle look Manasseh Cutler Marietta Maumee Miami Michigan Michilimackinac miles Mississippi Monongahela Muskingum Niagara Northwest Northwest Territory officers Ohio Company Ohio Valley peace Pennsylvania Pittsburg Pontiac portage posts Presquisle river road route RUFUS PUTNAM Salle savages Scioto sent settlements settlers Shawnees shot side soldiers soon stood Symmes Tecumseh territory thousand town traders treaty Treaty of Greenville tribes turned United village Vincennes Virginia Wabash Washington Wayne West
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 261 - The navigable waters leading into the Mississippi and St. Lawrence, and the carrying places between the same, shall be common highways, and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of the said territory, as to the citizens of the United States, and those of any other States that may be admitted into the confederacy, without any tax, impost, or duty therefor.
Seite 257 - ... be eligible or qualified to act as a representative, unless he shall have been a citizen of one of the United States three years, and be a resident in the district, or unless he shall have resided in the district three years; and in either case shall likewise hold in his own right, in...
Seite 204 - ... leading from the navigable waters emptying into the Atlantic, to the Ohio, to the said State, and through the same, such roads to be laid out under the authority of Congress, with the consent of the several States through which the road shall pass...
Seite 259 - The inhabitants of the said territory shall always be entitled to the benefits of the writ of habeas corpus, and of the trial by jury; of a proportionate representation of the people in the legislature, and of judicial proceedings according to the course of the common law.
Seite 260 - The said territory and the States which may be formed therein, shall forever remain a part of this confederacy of the United States of America...
Seite 259 - The governor, judges, legislative council, secretary, and such other officers as Congress shall appoint in the district, shall take an oath or affirmation of fidelity, and of office — the governor before the president of Congress, and all other officers before the governor. As soon as a legislature shall be formed in the district, the council and house, assembled in one room, shall have authority by joint ballot to elect a delegate to Congress, who shall have a seat in Congress, with the right...
Seite 109 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it : I have killed many : I have fully glutted my vengeance : for my country I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear. Logan never felt fear. He will not turn on his heel to save his life. Who is there to mourn for Logan ? — Not one...
Seite 256 - Saint Vincents, and the neighboring villages, who have heretofore professed themselves citizens of Virginia, their laws and customs now in force among them, relative to the descent and conveyance of property. Be it ordained by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be appointed, from time to time, by Congress, a governor, whose commission shall continue in force for the term of three years, unless sooner revoked by Congress; he shall reside in the district, and have a freehold estate therein,...
Seite 259 - It is hereby ordained and declared, by the authority aforesaid, that the following articles shall be considered as articles of compact, between the original States and the people and States in the said territory, and forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent, to wit : ARTICLE I.
Seite 258 - The General Assembly, or Legislature, shall consist of the governor, legislative council, and a house of representatives. The legislative council shall consist of five members, to continue in office five years, unless sooner removed by Congress, any three of whom to be a quorum, and the members of the council shall be nominated and appointed in the following manner...