The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Page 186
... possession in order to give a title by occupation . But in this matter , as in many others , States laid the emphasis some- times on discovery , sometimes on occupation , as best suited the exigencies of the moment ; nor , as Westlake ...
... possession in order to give a title by occupation . But in this matter , as in many others , States laid the emphasis some- times on discovery , sometimes on occupation , as best suited the exigencies of the moment ; nor , as Westlake ...
Page 505
... possession of the whole continent of North America assured us an abundance of population and com- merce - and therefore of sailors and of ships . On the other hand , even if we acquired more of the West Indian isles , we should not gain ...
... possession of the whole continent of North America assured us an abundance of population and com- merce - and therefore of sailors and of ships . On the other hand , even if we acquired more of the West Indian isles , we should not gain ...
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... possession of the country from the Ohio to the sea and Rio Grande and named it Louisiana after his king , Louis XIV . He based his title to this great expanse of territory on discovery , claiming to have been the first European to have ...
... possession of the country from the Ohio to the sea and Rio Grande and named it Louisiana after his king , Louis XIV . He based his title to this great expanse of territory on discovery , claiming to have been the first European to have ...
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