The Bookshelf for boys and girls Historic Tales and Golden Deeds part 4 (1912) (14784088275)

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Title: The Bookshelf for boys and girls Historic Tales and Golden Deeds part 4
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: University Society, New York
Subjects: Children's literature Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries Literature Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: New York. : University Society
Contributing Library: Brigham Young University-Idaho, David O. McKay Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University-Idaho



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Royal, Nova Scotia, and names it Annapolisafter Queen Anne of England. 1711—A fleet from New England sails to con-quer Canada, but most of the ships are wreckedin the St. Lawrence River.—Indians in NorthCarolina kill many people who attempt to settleon their lands.—The English Parliament saysthat the slave-trade ought to be extended. 1712—The Quaker government of Pennsyl-vania states that it is not just to free the slaves.—Nineteen negroes are hanged in New York forsupposed attempt to burn the city. 1715—Indians and Spaniards attack the SouthCarolina colonists, but are defeated by a forceunder Governor Charles Craven.—The Marquisde Aguayo is made governor of the Spanishcolonies in Texas. 1716—The first bank is opened in Massachu-setts. 1718—Bienville, governor of Louisiana, foundsNew Orleans. 1719—In the war between France and Spain(1718-21) the French capture Pensacola, Flor-ida, and the Spaniards attack Mobile, Alabama. 1721—Virginia imposes a tax on the import
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o H a:O> < O hO X < 4S 246 EVENTS OF OUR COUNTRYS HISTORY of negro slaves, fearing that they would increasetoo rapidly. 1723—Benjamin Franklin leaves Boston andgoes to Philadelphia. 1725—The first newspaper in New York isissued; it is called the Gazette. 1728—Sir William Keith, governor of Pennsyl-vania, suggests a stamp act on trade in the col-onies.—James Edward Oglethorpe plans a colonyin America for debtors, who were then impris-oned.—Vitus Bering discovers Bering Straitbetween Alaska and Asia. 1729—Indians massacre French people at Nat-chez, killing several hundred. Only 26 escape.This was the greatest of all Indian massacres inthis country.—The city of Baltimore is founded. 1731—The Natchez Indians who killed somany people are wiped out by the French atNatchitoches. Their chief and 400 of theirpeople are sold as slaves to the Spaniards. 1732—George Washington is born, February22.—Vincennes, the first settlement in Indiana,is founded by the French.—