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 .. . rove, although occasionally disturbed by inroads from the that year, the Church of Quebec was constituted a bishopric, andimportant measures were adopted for the better government of thecountry, and the maintenance of peace with the savages. But theenthusiastic efforts of the clerical orders for the conversion of theIndians, were suddenly mterrupted by a fearful calamit
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 .. . rove, although occasionally disturbed by inroads from the that year, the Church of Quebec was constituted a bishopric, andimportant measures were adopted for the better government of thecountry, and the maintenance of peace with the savages. But theenthusiastic efforts of the clerical orders for the conversion of theIndians, were suddenly mterrupted by a fearful calamity, previouslyjnknown in the western world. The small-pox made its appearanceimong the tribes north of the St. Lawrence, and, together with theuse of ardent spirits, destroyed a greater number of the aboriginesof North America than war or all the diseases to which they werepreviously subjected. In 1672, Fort Frontenac was built on the spot where Kingstonnow stands; and, not long after, the illustrious man whose name itbears, was appointed governor of Canada. During his administra-tion, and that of his predecessor, M. de Courcelles, the French ex-plored the greater part of Canada, and the savages were taught tc. CANADA UNDER THE FRENCH.
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