A History of the United States of AmericaBarber & Robinson, 1823 - 400 Seiten |
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... land known at the time of Columbus ' discovery , -and is now known as one of the Bahamas . § Columbus , after maturing his plan , first offered to sail under the patronage of the Senate of Genoa , but they treated his project as ...
... land known at the time of Columbus ' discovery , -and is now known as one of the Bahamas . § Columbus , after maturing his plan , first offered to sail under the patronage of the Senate of Genoa , but they treated his project as ...
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... land should not be discovered within three days . The night of the 11th of October , 1492 , was memora- ble to Columbus , and to the world . Convinced from ap- pearances that land was near , he ordered the sails furled , and a watch set ...
... land should not be discovered within three days . The night of the 11th of October , 1492 , was memora- ble to Columbus , and to the world . Convinced from ap- pearances that land was near , he ordered the sails furled , and a watch set ...
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... which time he made the land , now called Terra Firma South , -America . During this voyage Columbus was destined to experi- ence severe afflictions . After his departure from Spain , 8 PERIOD 1. - 1492-1607 - DISCOVERIES .
... which time he made the land , now called Terra Firma South , -America . During this voyage Columbus was destined to experi- ence severe afflictions . After his departure from Spain , 8 PERIOD 1. - 1492-1607 - DISCOVERIES .
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... land , which , being the first they had seen , they called , Prima Vista . This was the Island of Newfoundland . Leaving this , they soon after fell in with a smaller island , which they named St. Johns ; thence , continuing westerly ...
... land , which , being the first they had seen , they called , Prima Vista . This was the Island of Newfoundland . Leaving this , they soon after fell in with a smaller island , which they named St. Johns ; thence , continuing westerly ...
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... land ; and , proceeding up a river , called by the Indians , Powhatan , but , by the colony , James River , in honour of King James , on a beautiful peninsula , in May , 1607 , they began the first permanent settlement in North America ...
... land ; and , proceeding up a river , called by the Indians , Powhatan , but , by the colony , James River , in honour of King James , on a beautiful peninsula , in May , 1607 , they began the first permanent settlement in North America ...
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Seite 282 - Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none; the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns and the surest bulwarks against anti-republican tendencies; the preservation of the general government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad...
Seite 158 - As to pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress, that as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment at the expense of my domestic ease and happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it. I will keep an exact account of my expenses. Those I doubt not they will discharge, and that is all I desire.
Seite 234 - Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action ; and, bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.
Seite 234 - We join you in commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, beseeching him to dispose the hearts and minds of its citizens, to improve the opportunity afforded them of becoming a happy and respectable nation.
Seite 273 - First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen," was originally used in the resolutions presented to Congress on the death of Washington, December, 1799.
Seite 359 - It shall be their duty, as soon as may be, to pass such laws as may be necessary, First. To prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in this state under any pretext whatsoever ; and, Second.
Seite 158 - But, lest some unlucky event should happen, unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room, that I this day declare, with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with.
Seite 282 - ... a well-disciplined militia, our best reliance in peace and for the first moments of war, till regulars may relieve them; the supremacy of the civil over the military authority...
Seite 148 - In such a cause, your success would be hazardous. America, if she fell, would fall like the strong man; she would embrace the pillars of the state, and pull down the Constitution along with her.
Seite 283 - ... 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.