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... The English at first paid little heed to these discoveries. The Great Harry , - the First Famous Ship of the English Navy . Built in 1512 . Sir Walter Raleigh . Born 1552 . John Winthrop . 40 DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT .
... The English at first paid little heed to these discoveries. The Great Harry , - the First Famous Ship of the English Navy . Built in 1512 . Sir Walter Raleigh . Born 1552 . John Winthrop . 40 DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT .
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... navy , and his early life was spent among noblemen , and at court . But he became a convert to the doctrines of the Friends . He adopted their dress and ways , spoke in their meetings , and used his pen in their defense . Like Fox and ...
... navy , and his early life was spent among noblemen , and at court . But he became a convert to the doctrines of the Friends . He adopted their dress and ways , spoke in their meetings , and used his pen in their defense . Like Fox and ...
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... navy ; direct military operations ; levy taxes ; fix the standard of money , weights , and measures ; manage Indian affairs ; and establish post offices . This was in name very much the same authority which the 1 Congress emphasized the ...
... navy ; direct military operations ; levy taxes ; fix the standard of money , weights , and measures ; manage Indian affairs ; and establish post offices . This was in name very much the same authority which the 1 Congress emphasized the ...
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... navy , although some of the colonies had a few active privateersmen . With their navy and their land forces the English undertook to occupy the main points on the seaboard , and from these as bases to move into the interior . The first ...
... navy , although some of the colonies had a few active privateersmen . With their navy and their land forces the English undertook to occupy the main points on the seaboard , and from these as bases to move into the interior . The first ...
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... navy yard , to near the site of South Ferry . On August 27 , General Howe surrounded General Sullivan's force and won the battle of Long Island , capturing more than a thousand men , including Sullivan himself . Howe did not advance at ...
... navy yard , to near the site of South Ferry . On August 27 , General Howe surrounded General Sullivan's force and won the battle of Long Island , capturing more than a thousand men , including Sullivan himself . Howe did not advance at ...
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