. North America; or, The United States and the adjacent countries. parcelled out \ to come; these planted colonies, many of which ^ > have since sprung up into independent states. It ^\ is the history of these that we are to relate in the \\ following pages. %\ 7. It will appear in the sequel, that the whole \ > possessions of Spain, on the continent of America, s5 have passed out of her hands, and the first British \^ colonies become the powerful republic of the \* United States. ^ ^ 4. Was this treatment of the Indians thought wrong at the \ The English ? ^ \ 6. How was the New World d
. North America; or, The United States and the adjacent countries. parcelled out \ to come; these planted colonies, many of which ^ > have since sprung up into independent states. It ^\ is the history of these that we are to relate in the \\ following pages. %\ 7. It will appear in the sequel, that the whole \ > possessions of Spain, on the continent of America, s5 have passed out of her hands, and the first British \^ colonies become the powerful republic of the \* United States. ^ ^ 4. Was this treatment of the Indians thought wrong at the \ The English ? ^ \ 6. How was the New World divided ? What did the Euro- \ \ pfean sovereigns do ? \7. What of the Spanish possessions ? The British colonies ? \ FLORIDA. 27 SPANISH DISCOVERIES AND CONQUESTSIN NORTH AMERICA. CHAPTER VIII. Columbus and the JVatives of Hispaniola. 1. In the division of the spoils, noticed in thelast chapter, far the greatest share fell to obtained possession of the largest and finest ofthe West India Islands, as well as Florida, Mexico,and Guatimala, in North America, with the wholeof South America, saving only the territory of Bra-zil, and the insignificant districts of Guiana. 2. The first settlements in America were made Chapter VIII.— Questions. — 1. What territories in Ameri-ca did Spain get? 2. Where were the first settlements in Amen- > 28 FLORIDA. I\ \ \ in Hispaniola. On his first voyage, Columbus built ^\ a fort here, called Navidad, and left thirty-eight of \\ his men, as the beginning of a colony to be estab- \N lished in the island. ^ > 3. In January, 1493, he departed for Spain; but, ^< on returning to Hispaniola the next autumn, he \\ was grieved to find that the colony, having provoked \s the indignation of the natives by their evil conduct, \\ had
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