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... North Carolina . 1678 Grant of land to William Penn 1680 Insurrection in Maryland . Settlement of the Constitution of Pennsylvania . The Charter of Massachusetts annulled ; first Assembly in New York · La Salle explores the Mississippi ...
... North Carolina . 1678 Grant of land to William Penn 1680 Insurrection in Maryland . Settlement of the Constitution of Pennsylvania . The Charter of Massachusetts annulled ; first Assembly in New York · La Salle explores the Mississippi ...
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... North Carolina with the Tuscaroras Invasion of South Carolina by the Yamassees 1705 · 1711 Overthrow of Proprietary Government in South Carolina The proprietors of North Carolina surrender their charter . The Peace of Falmouth ; further ...
... North Carolina with the Tuscaroras Invasion of South Carolina by the Yamassees 1705 · 1711 Overthrow of Proprietary Government in South Carolina The proprietors of North Carolina surrender their charter . The Peace of Falmouth ; further ...
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... North Carolina * Re - elected . · · 1865-1869 + Elected vice - presidents , and succeeded to the Presidency through accidental vacancies . Population of the original Thirteen States in 1870 . Connecticut Delaware Virginia · • · New York ...
... North Carolina * Re - elected . · · 1865-1869 + Elected vice - presidents , and succeeded to the Presidency through accidental vacancies . Population of the original Thirteen States in 1870 . Connecticut Delaware Virginia · • · New York ...
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... north both Asia and Europe are much nearer to America , but in those parts the cold is so great , the soil so barren , and the sea so unfit for navigation , that it is scarcely possible for men to exist on either side in a state of ...
... north both Asia and Europe are much nearer to America , but in those parts the cold is so great , the soil so barren , and the sea so unfit for navigation , that it is scarcely possible for men to exist on either side in a state of ...
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... north , there is not on the west side of America a single river large enough to be of any use to expeditions of settlers wishing to make their way inland . And moreover the greater part of the coast is barren and unhealthy , and badly ...
... north , there is not on the west side of America a single river large enough to be of any use to expeditions of settlers wishing to make their way inland . And moreover the greater part of the coast is barren and unhealthy , and badly ...
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