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... began to be called America , after the name of the writer . That part of America in which we live , and of which I am about to give you some account , was first discovered , as I have al- ready related , by John and Sebastian Cabot , in ...
... began to be called America , after the name of the writer . That part of America in which we live , and of which I am about to give you some account , was first discovered , as I have al- ready related , by John and Sebastian Cabot , in ...
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... began the settlement at New England . The 22d of December , 1820 , was the two hundredth anniversary of that event ; and people flocked together from all parts of the country to hear an oration by the Hon . Daniel Webster , which I hope ...
... began the settlement at New England . The 22d of December , 1820 , was the two hundredth anniversary of that event ; and people flocked together from all parts of the country to hear an oration by the Hon . Daniel Webster , which I hope ...
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... began to build houses . They divided themselves into nineteen fami- lies , and each family was to build its own house . The first building they erected was a small house , only 20 feet square , where What happened to the Indians a few ...
... began to build houses . They divided themselves into nineteen fami- lies , and each family was to build its own house . The first building they erected was a small house , only 20 feet square , where What happened to the Indians a few ...
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... began to talk of coming over to live in some part of New England , where they could find a suitable place . The next year they sent Mr. John Endicott , who was afterwards govern- or , to begin a plantation at Salem , near Bos- ton . He ...
... began to talk of coming over to live in some part of New England , where they could find a suitable place . The next year they sent Mr. John Endicott , who was afterwards govern- or , to begin a plantation at Salem , near Bos- ton . He ...
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... began settlements in Roxbury , Dorchester , Cambridge , and Watertown . SECTION XVI . Many of those who came with governor Winthrop were persons who had been rich , and had lived in handsome houses in Eng- land , and had never known ...
... began settlements in Roxbury , Dorchester , Cambridge , and Watertown . SECTION XVI . Many of those who came with governor Winthrop were persons who had been rich , and had lived in handsome houses in Eng- land , and had never known ...
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Page 39 - Every circumference of a. circle, whether the circle be large or small, is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts called degrees. Each degree is divided into 60 equal parts called minutes, and each minute into 60 equal parts called seconds.
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Page 30 - What is a river ? A river is a large stream of water flowing through the, land. What is a lake ? A lake is a body of water surrounded by land.
Page 11 - And this point is called the centre of the circle, [and any straight line drawn from the centre to the circumference is called a radius of the circle].
Page 29 - What is an Island ? An Isl'and is a portion of Land entirely surrounded by Water.'How do you spell Island ? 12.
Page 88 - I see that the English are my friends and love me, and while I live I will never forget the kindness they have shown me.