The History of North and South America, from Its Discovery to the Death of General Washington, Volumes 1-2Benjamin Warner, and sold at his stores, Richmond, Virginia, and Charleston, South Carolina, 1819 - America |
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... ment was inconsiderable , and the advantages that might accrue from his undertaking , were immense ; that he demanded no re- compense for his invention and labour , but what was to arise from the countries which he should discover ...
... ment was inconsiderable , and the advantages that might accrue from his undertaking , were immense ; that he demanded no re- compense for his invention and labour , but what was to arise from the countries which he should discover ...
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... ment . It was therefore necessary to soothe passions , which it was impossible to command , and give way to a torrent too impe- tuous to be checked . He therefore solemnly promised them , if they would continue to obey his commands ...
... ment . It was therefore necessary to soothe passions , which it was impossible to command , and give way to a torrent too impe- tuous to be checked . He therefore solemnly promised them , if they would continue to obey his commands ...
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... ment When concord and order , were in a good degree estab- lished , Columbus resolved to pursue his discoveries , that he might be able to ascertain whether those new countries with which he had opened a communication , were connected ...
... ment When concord and order , were in a good degree estab- lished , Columbus resolved to pursue his discoveries , that he might be able to ascertain whether those new countries with which he had opened a communication , were connected ...
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... ment , without meeting with any opposition . He imposed a tax upon all the inhabitants above the age of fourteen : each person who resided in the district where gold was to be found , was oblig ed to pay quarterly as much gold dust as ...
... ment , without meeting with any opposition . He imposed a tax upon all the inhabitants above the age of fourteen : each person who resided in the district where gold was to be found , was oblig ed to pay quarterly as much gold dust as ...
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... ment ; the natives were reduced to servitude , and treated with the same inconsiderate rigour as those of Hispaniola ; and were soon exterminated . About this time , Juan Diaz de Solis , in conjunction with Vin- cent Yanez Pinzon , one ...
... ment ; the natives were reduced to servitude , and treated with the same inconsiderate rigour as those of Hispaniola ; and were soon exterminated . About this time , Juan Diaz de Solis , in conjunction with Vin- cent Yanez Pinzon , one ...
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