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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... Newfoundland fishery , for the 9000 or more fishermen who were en- gaged in it provided two - thirds of the crews required to man the ships of the Royal Navy , but there was a recurrent vacillation of opinion as to the best means of ...
... Newfoundland fishery , for the 9000 or more fishermen who were en- gaged in it provided two - thirds of the crews required to man the ships of the Royal Navy , but there was a recurrent vacillation of opinion as to the best means of ...
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... NEWFOUNDLAND 181 in 1644 when the Indians rose again and slaughtered more than 300 persons in the frontier settlements , no serious check to Virginia's general prosperity resulted . The Indians were driven entirely out of the lower part ...
... NEWFOUNDLAND 181 in 1644 when the Indians rose again and slaughtered more than 300 persons in the frontier settlements , no serious check to Virginia's general prosperity resulted . The Indians were driven entirely out of the lower part ...
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... Newfoundland . He offered to surrender her conquests from the German allies of England . These terms were probably sincere , though Choiseul wanted not a lasting peace but a truce , in which he could reorganise French resources . On 24 ...
... Newfoundland . He offered to surrender her conquests from the German allies of England . These terms were probably sincere , though Choiseul wanted not a lasting peace but a truce , in which he could reorganise French resources . On 24 ...
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1929 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Jun 2008 |
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