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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... possessions , that made the strongest possible sea power for Great Britain at once vitally necessary for the protection of those possessions , and , in view of the naval bases , the refitting stations , and the nurseries of seamen ...
... possessions , that made the strongest possible sea power for Great Britain at once vitally necessary for the protection of those possessions , and , in view of the naval bases , the refitting stations , and the nurseries of seamen ...
Page 544
... 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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... possession was to be restored together with all forts , artillery and ammunition . The boundary between the English and French possessions was to be settled by a joint commission . 18 Wheaton , Reports , 543 , 573 , 574 . 2 Wheaton , H ...
... possession was to be restored together with all forts , artillery and ammunition . The boundary between the English and French possessions was to be settled by a joint commission . 18 Wheaton , Reports , 543 , 573 , 574 . 2 Wheaton , H ...
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