Elements of Universal History for Higher Institutes in Republics And for Self-Instruction
The book Elements of Universal History for Higher Institutes in Republics And for Self-Instruction was written by author Cottinger, Henry Marcus, B. 1804. [from Old Catalog] Here you can read free online of Elements of Universal History for Higher Institutes in Republics And for Self-Instruction book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Elements of Universal History for Higher Institutes in Republics And for Self-Instruction a good or bad book?
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Here they suffered an indescribable famine. They ate not only biscuit mixed with worms, but even roasted leather, saw-dust and mice, paying half a ducat apiece. Almost the whole crew fell sick ; several died. Magellan himself was killed in a fight on the Phihppines with the savages. Finally they reached the Moluccas. The Portuguese who were here trading commenced hostiUties against the navigators, the crew of one ship being compelled to surrender, the other to quickly depart. Out of more than t...wo hundred persons only eighteen returned to Spain. About loo years after the discovery of America the settlement of the eastern coast of North America began, which formed the foundation of the United States. First the London commercial ■company sent colonists to Virginia who founded Jamestown (1607 A. D.) The colony was divided into several counties, and the people were allowed to elect two representatives from each county to a colonial assembly (1619 A. D.) In the same year the first representative assembly ever convened in America was held at Jamestown.
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