The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 6John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Once more the country was in a state of war , with Iroquois bands roving through the colony , waiting for an opportunity to kill and scalp isolated settlers . So far the life of the little colony had run , on the whole , peaceably .
Once more the country was in a state of war , with Iroquois bands roving through the colony , waiting for an opportunity to kill and scalp isolated settlers . So far the life of the little colony had run , on the whole , peaceably .
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The secretary of the Council was directed to send to France a copy of all the proceedings of the Council , as well as a general yearly statement of the colony's situation . Members of the King's Council were appointed as special ...
The secretary of the Council was directed to send to France a copy of all the proceedings of the Council , as well as a general yearly statement of the colony's situation . Members of the King's Council were appointed as special ...
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But the wonderful resistance of the French band saved the colony . If seventeen Frenchmen in a small stockade could resist hundreds of Iroquois , it was useless to attack the stone forts of Quebec and Montreal .
But the wonderful resistance of the French band saved the colony . If seventeen Frenchmen in a small stockade could resist hundreds of Iroquois , it was useless to attack the stone forts of Quebec and Montreal .
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THE GEOGRAPHICAL AND ETHNICAL | 1 |
The Cordillera | 7 |
Cabot John voyages 1718 120 123 Campbell Sir Alexander 352 479 491 | 9 |
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