History of the United States: Containing All the Events Necessary to be Committed to Memory : with the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States and a Table of Chronology : for the Use of Schools |
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... July 4th , 1754 . Q. By whom were the French settlements in Nova Scotia destroyed in 1755 ? A. By Monckton and Winslow , at the head of 3,000 troops , from Boston . Q. How many expeditions were planned against the French posts in 1755 ...
... July 4th , 1754 . Q. By whom were the French settlements in Nova Scotia destroyed in 1755 ? A. By Monckton and Winslow , at the head of 3,000 troops , from Boston . Q. How many expeditions were planned against the French posts in 1755 ...
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... July , 1775 . Q. Where did Washington join the army ? A. At Cambridge , near Boston . Q. What was the number of the army , about this time ? A. Fourteen thousand men . Q. How much powder was there in the camp when Washington took the ...
... July , 1775 . Q. Where did Washington join the army ? A. At Cambridge , near Boston . Q. What was the number of the army , about this time ? A. Fourteen thousand men . Q. How much powder was there in the camp when Washington took the ...
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... July , 1776 . Q. How many colonies were there ? A. Thirteen . Q. What were they declared to be ? A. They were declared to be FREE , SOVEREIGN , AND INDEPENDENT STATES . Thus , the political ties between Great Britain and her colonies ...
... July , 1776 . Q. How many colonies were there ? A. Thirteen . Q. What were they declared to be ? A. They were declared to be FREE , SOVEREIGN , AND INDEPENDENT STATES . Thus , the political ties between Great Britain and her colonies ...
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... July ? A. Having driven St. Clair from Ticonderoga , after much delay , he reached Fort Edward , on the Hudson river . Q. While here , what expedition was undertaken ? A. A detachment of 500 men was sent to seize the American stores ...
... July ? A. Having driven St. Clair from Ticonderoga , after much delay , he reached Fort Edward , on the Hudson river . Q. While here , what expedition was undertaken ? A. A detachment of 500 men was sent to seize the American stores ...
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... July , congress , which had returned to Phila- delphia , received a letter from the Count D'Estaing , an- nouncing his arrival on the coast of the United States , with a large French fleet , which had been sent by the King of France ...
... July , congress , which had returned to Phila- delphia , received a letter from the Count D'Estaing , an- nouncing his arrival on the coast of the United States , with a large French fleet , which had been sent by the King of France ...
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