History of the United States from 986 to 1905Harper & Brothers, 1905 - 632 páginas |
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... . The com- posite dwelling once sheltered the inhabitants of a whole Indian town . Pueblo Bonito , on the Rio Chacos , described by Lieutenant Simpson , and later by Dr. W. H. Jackson , is 1716 feet in 5 THE FIRST AMERICANS.
... . The com- posite dwelling once sheltered the inhabitants of a whole Indian town . Pueblo Bonito , on the Rio Chacos , described by Lieutenant Simpson , and later by Dr. W. H. Jackson , is 1716 feet in 5 THE FIRST AMERICANS.
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... later , the four have increased to twenty . According to Diaz , Montezuma had 200 of his nobility on guard in the palace ; Cortez expands this to 600 , and Her- rera to 3000. Zuazo , describing the pueblo or town of Mexico in 1521 ...
... later , the four have increased to twenty . According to Diaz , Montezuma had 200 of his nobility on guard in the palace ; Cortez expands this to 600 , and Her- rera to 3000. Zuazo , describing the pueblo or town of Mexico in 1521 ...
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... later gave reasons for thinking the whole so - called alphabet a Spanish fabrication . The very question of the alphabet remains , therefore , still unproved , while Tylor , one of the highest authorities on an- thropology , considers ...
... later gave reasons for thinking the whole so - called alphabet a Spanish fabrication . The very question of the alphabet remains , therefore , still unproved , while Tylor , one of the highest authorities on an- thropology , considers ...
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... later investigators have not as yet satisfactorily ex- plained . The tales of the Spanish conquerors are scarcely harder to accept than the assumption that all the artistic decoration of the Yucatan edifices was lavished upon communal ...
... later investigators have not as yet satisfactorily ex- plained . The tales of the Spanish conquerors are scarcely harder to accept than the assumption that all the artistic decoration of the Yucatan edifices was lavished upon communal ...
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... later period , but , un- like the Algerines , they were conquerors as well as pirates , and were ready to found settlements where- ever they went . Nor were the Vikings yet Chris- tians , for their life became more peaceful from the ...
... later period , but , un- like the Algerines , they were conquerors as well as pirates , and were ready to found settlements where- ever they went . Nor were the Vikings yet Chris- tians , for their life became more peaceful from the ...
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History of the United States from 986 to 1905 Thomas Wentworth Higginson,William MacDonald Vista completa - 1905 |
History of the United States from 986 to 1905 Thomas Wentworth Higginson,William MacDonald Vista completa - 1905 |
History of the United States from 986 to 1905 Thomas Wentworth Higginson,William MacDonald Vista completa - 1905 |
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Página 465 - That our title to the whole of the territory of Oregon is clear and unquestionable; that no portion of the same ought to be ceded to England or any other power; and that the re-occupation of Oregon and the re-annexation of Texas at the earliest practicable period are great American measures, which this convention recommends to the cordial support of the Democracy of the Union.
Página 445 - I will be as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising as justice. On this subject, I do not wish to think, or speak, or write, with moderation. No! no! Tell a man whose house is on fire, to give a moderate alarm; tell him to moderately rescue his wife from the...
Página 149 - God, and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the Colony unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Página 284 - Resolved, That a committee be appointed to prepare and digest the form of a confederation to be entered into between these Colonies"; which committee was appointed the next day, June 12, and consisted of a member from each Colony, namely: Mr.
Página 524 - Resolved, That the United States ought to cooperate with any State which may adopt gradual abolishment of slavery, giving to such State pecuniary aid, to be used by such State, in its discretion, to compensate for the inconveniences, public and private, produced by such change of system.
Página 291 - England, sir, is a nation which still, I hope, respects, and formerly adored her freedom. The colonists emigrated from you when this part of your character was most predominant; and they took this bias and direction the moment they parted from your hands. They are, therefore, not only devoted to liberty, but to liberty according to English ideas and on English principles.
Página 503 - On the contrary, they were at that time considered as a subordinate and inferior class of beings, who had been subjugated by the dominant race, and, whether emancipated or not, yet remained subject to their authority, and had no rights or privileges but such as those who held the power and the Government might choose to grant them.
Página 473 - That, as an express and fundamental condition to the acquisition of any territory from the republic of Mexico by the United States, by virtue of any treaty that may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of the moneys herein appropriated, neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory, except for crime, whereof the party shall first be duly convicted.
Página 149 - Virginia, do by these presents solemnly and mutually in the presence of God and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid...
Página 148 - Being thus passed the vast ocean, and a sea of troubles before in their preparation (as may be remembered by that which went before), they had now no friends to welcome them nor inns to entertain or refresh their weatherbeaten bodies; no houses or much less towns to repair to, to seek for succour.