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... carried on against the House of Austria . Both those countries , at the death of Louis XIV . , had lost most of the power and pres- tige which they had derived from the Peace of Westphalia . As the intercourse between the European ...
... carried on against the House of Austria . Both those countries , at the death of Louis XIV . , had lost most of the power and pres- tige which they had derived from the Peace of Westphalia . As the intercourse between the European ...
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... carried into practice . Commerce was now chiefly founded on colonization , which had reached a high pitch of development , and exercised a material influence on the prosperity and power of some of the leading States of Europe ...
... carried into practice . Commerce was now chiefly founded on colonization , which had reached a high pitch of development , and exercised a material influence on the prosperity and power of some of the leading States of Europe ...
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... carried on by a few South Sea galleons , had been established be- tween Manilla and Acapulco , which diverted to the East much of the Mexican silver . The union of the Portuguese colonies in Asia under the Spanish sceptre , by exposing ...
... carried on by a few South Sea galleons , had been established be- tween Manilla and Acapulco , which diverted to the East much of the Mexican silver . The union of the Portuguese colonies in Asia under the Spanish sceptre , by exposing ...
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... carrying passengers without an express permission . It is computed that by 1640 upwards of 21,000 persons had settled in those districts . In 1643 the four settle- ments of Massachusets , Plymouth , Connecticut , and Newhaven formed a ...
... carrying passengers without an express permission . It is computed that by 1640 upwards of 21,000 persons had settled in those districts . In 1643 the four settle- ments of Massachusets , Plymouth , Connecticut , and Newhaven formed a ...
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... carrying off the Regent ; upon which Philip V. was to claim the Regency , and to procure con- firmation of his authority from an assembly of the States - General of France . This precious scheme was betrayed to Dubois by a clerk ...
... carrying off the Regent ; upon which Philip V. was to claim the Regency , and to procure con- firmation of his authority from an assembly of the States - General of France . This precious scheme was betrayed to Dubois by a clerk ...
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