The Pictorial History of the United States of America: From the Discovery by the Northmen in the Tenth Century to the Present Time, Bände 1-4H. Wentworth, 1851 |
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... brought their ship into the river , thence into the lake , and there anchored . Here they first constructed temporary huts ; but having determined to pass the winter , they erected more permanent buildings , which they called ...
... brought their ship into the river , thence into the lake , and there anchored . Here they first constructed temporary huts ; but having determined to pass the winter , they erected more permanent buildings , which they called ...
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... brought to their chief a quantity of the grapes which they had gathered . At first , Leif doubted whether they were really that fruit ; but the German assured him that he was well acquainted with it , being a native of the southern wine ...
... brought to their chief a quantity of the grapes which they had gathered . At first , Leif doubted whether they were really that fruit ; but the German assured him that he was well acquainted with it , being a native of the southern wine ...
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... brought there by the cur- rent . Columbus made daily observations on the meridian alti- tude of the sun , and he was the first to observe the variation of the magnetic needle , a phenomenon which occasioned con- siderable alarm among ...
... brought there by the cur- rent . Columbus made daily observations on the meridian alti- tude of the sun , and he was the first to observe the variation of the magnetic needle , a phenomenon which occasioned con- siderable alarm among ...
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... brought from San Salvador , learned here that some gold was found in Cuba , but that it was much more abundant in another country farther to the east . The prospect of obtaining gold inflamed the cupidity of the Spaniards , and Alonzo ...
... brought from San Salvador , learned here that some gold was found in Cuba , but that it was much more abundant in another country farther to the east . The prospect of obtaining gold inflamed the cupidity of the Spaniards , and Alonzo ...
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... brought with him , and had dressed for the occasion in their native costume . The rich produc- tions of the New World were borne in open baskets before him , as he proceeded through an immense crowd to the palace , where Ferdinand and ...
... brought with him , and had dressed for the occasion in their native costume . The rich produc- tions of the New World were borne in open baskets before him , as he proceeded through an immense crowd to the palace , where Ferdinand and ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
affairs American Andros appointed arms army arrived assembly attack attempt battle Boston British Burgoyne Captain Carolina Charles Charles II charter Colonel colonists colony command commenced commissioners Congress Connecticut Cornwallis council court crown Crown Point death declared Delaware despatched Drawn and Engraved Drawn by Croome Duke of York Dutch emigrants enemy England Engraved by Croome Engraved by Waitt established expedition favour fleet force French garrison governor granted Hampshire honour hostile hundred Indians inhabitants Jersey killed king land liberty Lord Lord Baltimore Massachusetts ment militia ministers North officers Opechancanough Ornamental Letter parliament party patent Penn Plymouth possession prisoners proceeded proprietary province provisions Quakers Quebec received retreat returned Rhode Island river royal sachem sailed sent settlement settlers ships Sir William Berkeley soon South Carolina stamp act surrender territory thousand tion town treaty troops Vane vessels Virginia voyage Washington William William Penn wounded York
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 217 - ... a cordial, habitual, and immovable attachment to it, accustoming yourselves to think and speak of it as of the palladium of your political safety and prosperity; watching for its preservation with jealous anxiety; discountenancing whatever may suggest even a suspicion that it can, in any event, be abandoned; and indignantly frowning upon the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest, or to enfeeble the sacred ties which now link together the various parts.
Seite 218 - ... the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character, in governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose. And there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be quenched, it demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead of warming, it should...
Seite 131 - Treason, treason!" echoed from every part of the house. Henry faltered not for an instant, but, taking a loftier attitude, and fixing on the speaker an eye of fire, he added " may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it...
Seite 212 - If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it ; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war.
Seite 320 - But they shall be under the obligation to make their election within one year from the date of the exchange of ratifications of this treaty ; and those...
Seite 136 - Britain; and that the King's Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal and Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled, had, hath and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the Crown of Great Britain in all cases whatsoever.
Seite 18 - ... the diffusion of information, and arraignment of all abuses at the bar of the public reason : freedom of religion; freedom of the press; and freedom of person, under the protection of the habeas corpus : and trial by juries impartially selected. These principles form the bright constellation, which has gone before us, and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation.
Seite 319 - ... to the point where it strikes the southern boundary of New Mexico; thence, westwardly, along the whole southern boundary of New Mexico (which runs north of the town called Paso) to its western termination; thence, northward, along the western line of New Mexico, until it intersects the first branch of the river Gila...
Seite 18 - ... the vital principle of republics, from which there is no appeal but to force, the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism; a well-disciplined militia — our best reliance in peace and for the first moments of war, till regulars may relieve them...
Seite 83 - ... in love with William Penn and his children as long as the sun and moon should endure.