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... French of the two towns of Port - Royal and St. Croix , lying on each side of the bay of Fundy in Acadia , then claimed as part of Virginia . * In his return , he visited the Dutch on Hudson's river , who being unable to resist him ...
... French of the two towns of Port - Royal and St. Croix , lying on each side of the bay of Fundy in Acadia , then claimed as part of Virginia . * In his return , he visited the Dutch on Hudson's river , who being unable to resist him ...
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... French king . The following passage from a fine writer , * shows that his pretences for entering into the war were perfectly groundless and trifling . " The king of England , on his side , reproached them with disrespect , in not ...
... French king . The following passage from a fine writer , * shows that his pretences for entering into the war were perfectly groundless and trifling . " The king of England , on his side , reproached them with disrespect , in not ...
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... French , both on account of their vicinity and warlike dispo- sition . Before the late incorporation of the Tusca- roras , a people driven by the inhabitants of Carolina from the frontiers of Virginia ; they consisted of five ...
... French , both on account of their vicinity and warlike dispo- sition . Before the late incorporation of the Tusca- roras , a people driven by the inhabitants of Carolina from the frontiers of Virginia ; they consisted of five ...
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... French , upon the maxim divide et impera , have tried all possible means to divide these repub- lics , and sometimes have even sown great jealousies amongst them . In consequence of this plan , they have seduced many families to ...
... French , upon the maxim divide et impera , have tried all possible means to divide these repub- lics , and sometimes have even sown great jealousies amongst them . In consequence of this plan , they have seduced many families to ...
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... French beaus in Canada . Though the Indians are capable of sustaining great hardships , yet they cannot endure much labour , being rather fleet than strong . Their men are taller than the Europeans , rarely corpulent , always beardless ...
... French beaus in Canada . Though the Indians are capable of sustaining great hardships , yet they cannot endure much labour , being rather fleet than strong . Their men are taller than the Europeans , rarely corpulent , always beardless ...
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