An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . ich resulted, in a treaty ceding the whole territory to the formercountry. It was ratified by Spain in October, 1820, and by theUnited States in the ensuing February. In July, General Jacksontook formal possession of it, since which time its history is that of the United Stale^. CHAPTER IX. CANADA UXDER THE FRENCH. N the 3^ear 1497, John Cabot and his ^nSebastian reache
An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . ich resulted, in a treaty ceding the whole territory to the formercountry. It was ratified by Spain in October, 1820, and by theUnited States in the ensuing February. In July, General Jacksontook formal possession of it, since which time its history is that of the United Stale^. CHAPTER IX. CANADA UXDER THE FRENCH. N the 3^ear 1497, John Cabot and his ^nSebastian reached the continent of NorthAmerica, being the first Europeans whnhad touched there since the the follo\vin2: year Sebastian per-formed a most extensive exploratory voy-age along the greater part of the east-ern coast, from latitude 56° or 58° north,to Florida; and in 1517, he enteredITndsons Bay, with the hope of disco-vering a north-west passage to India. A mutiny of the crew obligedhim to return. After the return of the Cabf)t? to Europe, and the death of theirroyal patron, Henry VII., the English grew careless of foreign dis-coveries; but the French eraered upon them with all the enthujiasin )42. DISCOVERIES OF CARTIER. 143
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