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 was by far the largest centre of population in New England , but there were many other attempts along the ... settlers and cut their losses by 1627 , and from that time onward the colony was economically self - contained . The ...
... settlers was by far the largest centre of population in New England , but there were many other attempts along the ... settlers and cut their losses by 1627 , and from that time onward the colony was economically self - contained . The ...
Page 173
... settlers fled to the hills , but many hundreds of prisoners were taken and both the English and French settlements and plantations were devastated . However the Spanish victory was barren of lasting re- sults , for as soon as Toledo's ...
... settlers fled to the hills , but many hundreds of prisoners were taken and both the English and French settlements and plantations were devastated . However the Spanish victory was barren of lasting re- sults , for as soon as Toledo's ...
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... settlers inheriting the Anglo - Saxon passion for freedom could not permanently be maintained in a sub- ordinate status . These considerations led him to pen his prophetic warning of the dissolution of the Empire . The remote ...
... settlers inheriting the Anglo - Saxon passion for freedom could not permanently be maintained in a sub- ordinate status . These considerations led him to pen his prophetic warning of the dissolution of the Empire . The remote ...
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