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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... established settlements to the north , and in 1612 the Virginia Company determined on a serious effort to expel them.1 Captain Samuel Argall was ordered to clear the territory as far as the English claims extended , and in the summer of ...
... established settlements to the north , and in 1612 the Virginia Company determined on a serious effort to expel them.1 Captain Samuel Argall was ordered to clear the territory as far as the English claims extended , and in the summer of ...
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... established there between 1741 and 1749. The three British settlements of Black River , Cape Gracias à Dios and Blew- fields boasted 1400 inhabitants in 1770 , 206 of whom were whites . Besides exporting considerable quantities of ...
... established there between 1741 and 1749. The three British settlements of Black River , Cape Gracias à Dios and Blew- fields boasted 1400 inhabitants in 1770 , 206 of whom were whites . Besides exporting considerable quantities of ...
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... established by law . Unhappily , the character of the clergy was deplorable , save in South Carolina , where the Church had to compete with dissenting sects and the ministers were mainly supplied by the Society for the Propagation of ...
... established by law . Unhappily , the character of the clergy was deplorable , save in South Carolina , where the Church had to compete with dissenting sects and the ministers were mainly supplied by the Society for the Propagation of ...
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CHAPTER II | 22 |
The Newfoundland Fishery | 29 |
The Western Adventurers | 35 |
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