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... Guiana and Brazil . The French laid claim to the basin of the St. Lawrence and to the coast northward and south- ward , but their colonies were not as yet permanently planted ; the attempts to make Huguenot settlements in Brazil.
... Guiana and Brazil . The French laid claim to the basin of the St. Lawrence and to the coast northward and south- ward , but their colonies were not as yet permanently planted ; the attempts to make Huguenot settlements in Brazil.
Page 44
Reuben Gold Thwaites. planted ; the attempts to make Huguenot settlements in Brazil ( 1558 ) and Florida had been unsuccessful , and French claims there had been abandoned under Spanish influence . It was not until 1609 , when Hud- son ...
Reuben Gold Thwaites. planted ; the attempts to make Huguenot settlements in Brazil ( 1558 ) and Florida had been unsuccessful , and French claims there had been abandoned under Spanish influence . It was not until 1609 , when Hud- son ...
Page 46
... planting of a colony means merely the expansion of the parent State . But this was not the view formerly taken by European govern ments . For a long time colonies were treated as dependencies of the mother - country , exist- ing chiefly ...
... planting of a colony means merely the expansion of the parent State . But this was not the view formerly taken by European govern ments . For a long time colonies were treated as dependencies of the mother - country , exist- ing chiefly ...
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... planting of New England , where the settlers were obliged to conquer a sterile soil and brave a rigid climate , where they were hemmed about with savage neighbors who disputed their establishment , and where they met as well the sharp ...
... planting of New England , where the settlers were obliged to conquer a sterile soil and brave a rigid climate , where they were hemmed about with savage neighbors who disputed their establishment , and where they met as well the sharp ...
Page 48
... century . Port Royal was planted in 1604 , and Quebec not until four years later . The French were good fighters , enterprising , and while not eager 1497-1763 . ] France . 49 to colonize , were 48 [ CH . III . Colonization and Colonists .
... century . Port Royal was planted in 1604 , and Quebec not until four years later . The French were good fighters , enterprising , and while not eager 1497-1763 . ] France . 49 to colonize , were 48 [ CH . III . Colonization and Colonists .
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Page 156 - ... the United Colonies of New England. 2. The said United Colonies for themselves and their posterities do jointly and severally hereby enter into a firm and perpetual league of friendship and amity for offence and defence, mutual advice and succor upon all just occasions both for preserving and propagating the truth and liberties of the Gospel and for their own mutual safety and welfare.
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