The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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... Virginia had suffered . The colonists had generally lived in peace with the Indians whose hunting grounds lay upon the borders of their scattered settlements , but on Good Friday , 22 March 1622 , war parties of the tribes suddenly ...
... Virginia had suffered . The colonists had generally lived in peace with the Indians whose hunting grounds lay upon the borders of their scattered settlements , but on Good Friday , 22 March 1622 , war parties of the tribes suddenly ...
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... Virginia . Still Clinton was deter mined not to embark on " solid " operations in Virginia , unless assured of naval supremacy and strongly reinforced , 1 and his in- structions definitely limited the raiding and produce - destroying ...
... Virginia . Still Clinton was deter mined not to embark on " solid " operations in Virginia , unless assured of naval supremacy and strongly reinforced , 1 and his in- structions definitely limited the raiding and produce - destroying ...
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... Virginia was mainly peopled by members of the criminal classes . There were , indeed , strong reasons why younger members of eminent English families should seek a new home in Virginia . Under the rule of the Parliament and Cromwell ...
... Virginia was mainly peopled by members of the criminal classes . There were , indeed , strong reasons why younger members of eminent English families should seek a new home in Virginia . Under the rule of the Parliament and Cromwell ...
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