A Popular History of the United States of America: From the Aboriginal Times to the Present Day : Embracing an Account of the Aborigines, the Norsemen in the New World, the Discoveries by the Spaniards, English, and French, the Planting of Settlements, the Growth of the Colonies, the Struggle for Liberty in the Revolution, the Establishment of the Union, the Development of the Nation, the Civil War, and the Centennial of IndependenceJones Bros. & Company, 1877 - 688 Seiten |
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... Four men reach San Miguel . - De Soto sets out on an expedition to explore and con- quer Florida . Arrives at Tampa Bay . - Marches into the interior . - Spends the winter on Flint River . - The company march into South Carolina ...
... Four men reach San Miguel . - De Soto sets out on an expedition to explore and con- quer Florida . Arrives at Tampa Bay . - Marches into the interior . - Spends the winter on Flint River . - The company march into South Carolina ...
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... four compaigns . - Marches his army to Fort Cumberland . - Proceeds against Du Quesne . - Approaches the fort . - Meets the French and Indians . - And is terribly defeated . - Washington saves the remnant of the army . - Death of ...
... four compaigns . - Marches his army to Fort Cumberland . - Proceeds against Du Quesne . - Approaches the fort . - Meets the French and Indians . - And is terribly defeated . - Washington saves the remnant of the army . - Death of ...
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... four months , suffering much meanwhile from want of water and scarcity of provisions . In March of 1520 he came to the group of islands called the Ladrones , situated about midway between Australia and Japan . Sailing still westward ...
... four months , suffering much meanwhile from want of water and scarcity of provisions . In March of 1520 he came to the group of islands called the Ladrones , situated about midway between Australia and Japan . Sailing still westward ...
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... four miserable men of all the adven- turous company , under the leadership of the heroic De Vaca , first lieu- tenant of the expedition , were rescued at the village of San Miguel , on the Pacific coast , and conducted to the city of ...
... four miserable men of all the adven- turous company , under the leadership of the heroic De Vaca , first lieu- tenant of the expedition , were rescued at the village of San Miguel , on the Pacific coast , and conducted to the city of ...
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... four months they remained in this locality , sending out exploring parties in various directions . One of these companies reached the gulf at Pensacola , and made arrangements that supplies should be sent out from Cuba to that place ...
... four months they remained in this locality , sending out exploring parties in various directions . One of these companies reached the gulf at Pensacola , and made arrangements that supplies should be sent out from Cuba to that place ...
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Seite 669 - Courts of Justice? And let us with caution indulge the supposition, that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.
Seite 667 - The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government. But the Constitution which at any time exists, until changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole people, is sacredly obligatory upon all.
Seite 671 - Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me, fellow-citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake ; since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government.
Seite 672 - I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But in my opinion it is unnecessary, and would be unwise to extend them. Taking care always to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, on a respectable defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies.
Seite 664 - I beg you at the same time to do me the justice to be assured that this resolution has not been taken without a strict regard to all the considerations appertaining to the relation which binds a dutiful citizen to his country; and that in withdrawing the tender of service, which silence in my...
Seite 675 - ... the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof, respectively, are this day in rebellion against the United States, the following, to wit: Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana (except the parishes of St.
Seite 667 - To the efficacy and permanency of your Union, a government for the whole is indispensable. No alliances, however strict, between the parts can be an adequate substitute; they must inevitably experience the infractions and interruptions which all alliances in all times have experienced.
Seite 646 - ... free and independent states ; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown, and that all political connection between them and the state of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved ; and that, as free and independent states, they have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and do all other acts and things which independent states may of right do.
Seite 649 - ... united states in congress assembled, and then only against the kingdom or state and the subjects thereof, against which war has been so declared, and under such regulations as shall be established by the united states in congress assembled, unless such state be infested by pirates, in which case vessels of war may be fitted out for that occasion, and kept so long as the danger shall continue, or until the united states in congress assembled shall determine otherwise.
Seite 671 - Our detached and distant situation invites and enables us to pursue a different course. If we remain one people, under an efficient government, the period is not far off when we may defy material injury from external annoyance...