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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... settlers in Virginia , New England or Barbados . Unlike those of the Latin stock who crossed the seas , our forefathers in the lands to which they went did not mix appreciably with other breeds , whether white or coloured . With little ...
... settlers in Virginia , New England or Barbados . Unlike those of the Latin stock who crossed the seas , our forefathers in the lands to which they went did not mix appreciably with other breeds , whether white or coloured . With little ...
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... settlers . It was provided that such grants could be made only by the Crown , which therefore stood in the same legal position towards the land in the colonies as it did in England . In each colony a council of thirteen members was to ...
... settlers . It was provided that such grants could be made only by the Crown , which therefore stood in the same legal position towards the land in the colonies as it did in England . In each colony a council of thirteen members was to ...
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... settlers to man the fort and begin the clearing of the forest and sailed back to England for fresh supplies . When he returned six months later , more than half the little company , including the first governor , Bartholomew Gosnold ...
... settlers to man the fort and begin the clearing of the forest and sailed back to England for fresh supplies . When he returned six months later , more than half the little company , including the first governor , Bartholomew Gosnold ...
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... settlers through the critical winter of 1608-9 . The popular interest in Virginia that had been excited in 1606 soon died away as it became clear that there were no rapid fortunes to be made , and that the establishment of the colony ...
... settlers through the critical winter of 1608-9 . The popular interest in Virginia that had been excited in 1606 soon died away as it became clear that there were no rapid fortunes to be made , and that the establishment of the colony ...
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... settlers had shrunk . The ravages of hardships and disease had proved terribly costly , and the Indians when Smith's control was removed had become very hostile and had made several damaging attacks upon the settlement . Gates was ...
... settlers had shrunk . The ravages of hardships and disease had proved terribly costly , and the Indians when Smith's control was removed had become very hostile and had made several damaging attacks upon the settlement . Gates was ...
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