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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... French Colonial Policy Colbert's Commercial Policy • French , Dutch and English Colonisation Rivalry of French , Dutch and English Growth of Danger from France Anti - Dutch Designs • French Aggression and Wars on Land Struggle between ...
... French Colonial Policy Colbert's Commercial Policy • French , Dutch and English Colonisation Rivalry of French , Dutch and English Growth of Danger from France Anti - Dutch Designs • French Aggression and Wars on Land Struggle between ...
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... French ports , and undoubtedly obtained there a stock of information about Africa , Brazil and the West Indies , where French intruders were busy throughout the reign . of Francis I. In spite of the wars with France , there is little ...
... French ports , and undoubtedly obtained there a stock of information about Africa , Brazil and the West Indies , where French intruders were busy throughout the reign . of Francis I. In spite of the wars with France , there is little ...
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... French war of 1544-6 . Portugal was at length taking the colonisation of the country in hand , and was sending out warships to stop intruders . In addition , the war made freebooting in home waters more profitable than distant trading ...
... French war of 1544-6 . Portugal was at length taking the colonisation of the country in hand , and was sending out warships to stop intruders . In addition , the war made freebooting in home waters more profitable than distant trading ...
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... French merchantmen , and now they began to take Spaniards and Flemings and even Portuguese on the charge of carrying French goods . Some did not trouble to make the excuse . One of them took a treasure ship from the West Indies with a ...
... French merchantmen , and now they began to take Spaniards and Flemings and even Portuguese on the charge of carrying French goods . Some did not trouble to make the excuse . One of them took a treasure ship from the West Indies with a ...
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... French and the Dutch competed with England for control of the North American coast and its fur trade and fisheries . Dutch expeditions and notably that commanded by the Englishman , Henry Hudson , were busily exploring the coast to the ...
... French and the Dutch competed with England for control of the North American coast and its fur trade and fisheries . Dutch expeditions and notably that commanded by the Englishman , Henry Hudson , were busily exploring the coast to the ...
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