The territory over which cultivation had extended is that which is bounded on the east by the Atlantic, on the south by the Gulf of Mexico, on the west generally by the Mississippi, or, perhaps more properly, by the prairies, on the north, it may be said... Congressional Serial Set - Page 5081892Full view - About this book
| American Antiquarian Society - 1836 - 618 pages
...those who derived their subsistence exclusively from the natural products of the earth and the sea. The territory, over which cultivation had extended,...north, it may be said, by the nature of the climate. The northern boundary of cultivation was, near the Atlantic, that which divided the Abenakis from the... | |
| James Charlton - 1829 - 250 pages
...of Niagara. To what height does the tide rise in the Bay of Fundy ? on the north by British America, on the east by the Atlantic, on the south by the gulf of Mexico, and on the west by Mexico and the Pacific. 2. EXTENT—It extends from 25° to 49° N. latitude, and... | |
| Royal Robbins - 1831 - 750 pages
...Rocky Mountains to the Pacific, its northern boundary is in lat. 50o ; — On the cast they are bounded by the Atlantic — on the south by the Gulf of Mexico — on the southwest by the River Sabine arol Mexico — on the west by the Pacific ; extending from east to west,... | |
| Royal Robbins - 1833 - 676 pages
...Mountains to the Pncific, iti northern boundary is in lat. 50° ; — On the cast they are bounded• by the Atlantic — on the. south by the Gulf of Mexico — on the southwcs^Ay the River Sabine and Mexico — on the west by the Pacific ; extending ^K east to west,... | |
| William Chambers - 1849 - 830 pages
...ia the largest, and in етегу respect the most important division of the western hemisphere. It is bounded on the east by the Atlantic; on the south by the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific, вате where connected to South America by the narrow Isthmus of Panama; on the... | |
| William Chambers - 1857 - 824 pages
...THIS is the largest, and in every respect the most important division of the western hemisphere. It is bounded on the east by the Atlantic; on the south by the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific, save where connected to South America by the narrow Isthmus of Panama; on the west... | |
| Robert Anderson (schoolmaster.) - 1864 - 274 pages
...or only one eighth less than Europe. The UNITED STATES are bounded on the North by British America; on the East by the Atlantic ; on the South by the Gulf of Mexico, and Mexico; and on the West by the Pacific Ocean. Thirteen of the States were British colonies. They... | |
| Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1869 - 488 pages
...the area, east of the Rocky Mountains, and north of Mexico, over which cultivation extended. It was bounded on the east by the Atlantic; on the south by the Gulf of Mexico ; on the west by the Mississippi, or, more properly, by the prairies. Towards the north the limits varied according... | |
| United States. Congress. House - 1869 - 516 pages
...the area, cast of the Rocky Mountains, and north of Mexico, over which cultivation extended. It was bounded on the east by the Atlantic; on the south by the Gulf of Mexico ; on the west by tlie Mississippi, or, more properly, by the prairies. Towards the north the limits varied according... | |
| Charles C. Jones - 1873 - 622 pages
...the rigors of more tempestuous seasons. The territory over which cultivation by the natives extended, is bounded on the east by the Atlantic, on the south...Mississippi, or perhaps more properly by the prairies, and on the north by the nature of the climate. 1 The population of those regions in which the soil... | |
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