Sentences with phrase «early settlers from»

Horseradish was brought to North America by early settlers from Europe who began cultivating it in the East Coast colonies.

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Some of the earliest American settlers from Europe, the first Pilgrims in Massachusetts, also thought so — until nearly all of them starved to death by the end of the first winter.

Early settlers brought this song to America originally from France, and then also from England.

The early settlers came here to get away from persecution and discrimination from state - sponsored religion in Europe.

Read books that didn't come from the Texas School Board and you'll see that the consti.tution has separation of church and state — because of the religious intolerance the early settlers has experienced in Europe.

Carefully itemizing mercantile bills of sale, inventories of militia and volunteer detachments, the evidence that there was a lack of gun - smiths, records of importation of guns from Europe, the incidence of duels (three in the entire South in the 1760s, none fatal), children's books and toys, comments by eyewitnesses about the abysmal shooting ability of settlers (lacking both the weapons and the gunpowder to practice), court records, and a wide variety of other historiographical resources, the author assembles an overwhelming mass of data to show that military prowess was not, in fact, characteristic of early Americans.

This part of the Constitution allowed the Early Settlers an escape from the Church of England and to follow their own interpretations of the Bible.

All the persons mentioned above as friends of the Arabs and fighters for Arab rights were Zionist settlers, some early, some late, from Smilansky in 1890 to Buber in 1938.

The movement is indicative of the maturing process in the sense that it is a passing from the earlier phase in which the Islamic world was made up of Arab settlers and Arab garrison towns set apart from the native peoples of the provinces.

A lot of the earlier settlers came here to excape persecution from Christian Churches in Europe — they just couldn't them from following them here!

They were descendants of Amorite settlers who had moved into Canaan from the fringes of outlying deserts some six to eight centuries earlier; or indeed, some of these may well have come out of tribes originally closely related to the group which went into Egypt and now, some centuries later, made its return to the land.

In New Mexico, Christmas traditions from Indian and Spanish cultures have further collided with the mostly English customs of the early eastern U.S. settlers to form an an amalgam of holiday fare.

For over 6000 years, it's been the meeting place for everyone from the earliest First Nations people, through to the fur traders, hunters, settlers, and thousands of immigrants who've made their way to where the Red River and Assiniboine River meet.

All five buildings display information and artifacts of Arlington Heights from as early as the 1830s, when settlers founded the village.

Water power provided the early settlers with not only transportation, but also the ability to mill corn and other grains, to saw and shape wood from the forests, and to loom textiles from wool, cotton and flax.

The name from «rocky land,» an early description of the area given by settlers.

Originally constructed in the 1820's, the earliest settlers of Le Roy built the Creekside from black Marcellus shale dug from the Oatka Creek bed.

Early settlers may have floated down the Pacific Coast in canoes before heading 2,000 kilometers east to the remote rock - shelter, or they might have taken an inland route from North America, Denis Vialou of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris and colleagues report in the August Antiquity.

The leaves of rooibos, translated from Afrikaans as «red bush,» are sipped in ruby - hued teas around the world but were previously sought by early settlers for their capacity to heal skin and reduce inflammation.

But no dog remains have been found in northwestern North America, where the earliest settlers crossing a land bridge from Asia would have entered the New World.

That's the conclusion of linguists and a geographer, who have together identified 18 Aboriginal stories — many of which were transcribed by early settlers before the tribes that told them succumbed to murderous and disease - spreading immigrants from afar — that they say accurately described geographical features that predated the last post-ice age rising of the seas.

They argued it would be little different from early settlers who left Europe for North America with little hope of return.

Many archeologists believe South America's early settlers traveled from the west coast inland toward the Andean Mountains, avoiding the desert's dry center by walking along its wetter edges.

Early settlers may have floated down the Pacific Coast in canoes before heading 2,000 kilometers east to the remote rock shelter, or they might have taken an inland route from North America, archaeologist Denis Vialou of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris and his colleagues report in the August Antiquity.

Analysis of grains from the site suggests that settlers there stored a mix of wild and cultivated barley, along with an early variety of wheat.

When early settlers introduced European currant into North America, in the late 1700's, they realized that native Americans have been harvesting a local variety of currant from the wild for centuries, to use the berries in medicines and dyes.

Australian drawl created from interactions between early settlers that were frequently spiked with alcohol, claims communication expert Military communication: Military communication, the transmission of information from reconnaissance and other units in contact with the enemy and the means

Australian drawl created from interactions between early settlers that were frequently spiked with alcohol, claims communication expert

Still, it's pretty easy to imagine the early Mormon settlers making their way up through the mountains from Salt Lake City, with their wagons, cattle, and dreams of self - sufficiency finally coming to this plateau, nestled amongst a spread of dizzying mountains on all sides.

America: The Story of Us Available on DVD and Blu - ray This nine plus hour documentary from The History Channel chronicles the history of The United States from its earliest settlers until today using epic reenactments and state - of - the - art special effects.

Their negotiations are rigorously practical, but it's from this moment that the film starts to feel less like a crafty exercise in moderation than an early chapter of Survivalism for Dummies, or a particularly morose round of Settlers of Catan.

Consider, for example, starting a unit by showing students an image of two people or groups of people whose differences and known disagreements are likely to trigger historical or cultural assumptions (such as Native Americans and early Great Plains settlers, British and German soldiers from World War I, or police officers near a picket line of striking workers).

The book tells some stories from the childhood and life of Pocahontas, Native American princess who contributed to the peace between Indians and settlers in early America.

The granite formation got its name from early settlers.

With two or three miles of water separating them from mainland Italy, early Venetian settlers were safe from enemies who had no knowledge of seafaring.

Much of Lindbergh's inspiration is from the contemporary chronicles known as Eirik's Saga and Graenlendinga Saga, collectively known as the Vinland Sagas, which record that in 985, Eirick Raude led 400 settlers and 25 ships from Iceland to the shores of Greenland; and the Norse myths found in the Younger Edda (compiled in the 13th century) and the earlier Poetic Edda.

From as early as 1677 settler communities and then, later, the United States government, ran boarding schools that were intended to «civilize» indigenous youth through a regulated process of forced assimilation.

From the earliest contact with British settlers through the reeducation campaigns of the late twentieth century, the Aboriginal peoples have been effectively marginalized from democratic sociFrom the earliest contact with British settlers through the reeducation campaigns of the late twentieth century, the Aboriginal peoples have been effectively marginalized from democratic socifrom democratic society.

The American Shorthair is actually an import brought over from Europe by early settlers to America.

The modern Labrador's ancestors originated on the island of Newfoundland, Canada, and emerged over time from the St. John's Water Dog, (also a founding breed of the Newfoundland dog) through breedings by early settlers in the 1600s.

Corgis have been in Wales for more than 3,000 years, migrating to the British Isles with early Celtic settlers from Europe.

America's own Shorthair breed, derived from cats imported by early settlers and less cobby than the British Shorthair.

Among the museum's collections are artifacts and furnishings from early settlers, photographs, stories by local authors, newspaper clippings and historical archives of Lady Lake.

Later, we'll hear from an early Quaker settler on Monteverde.

Just 20 minutes by car from the centre of Adelaide is the cool climate grape growing area of the Adelaide Hills, where early German settlers influenced the food and architecture in historic towns such as Hahndorf.

Early settlers referred to the area as Elk Creek, but in 1846, a cannon from the shipwrecked USS Shark washed ashore near present day Arch Cape and many began to refer to the area as Cannon Beach.

The Fontein and Quadirikiri caves are also located nearby, showcasing the beauty of natural rock formations as well as some early pictographs from European settlers.

Switzerland's history follows a similar path to that of many other European countries in that its earliest settlers were displaced by the attentions of the Roman Empire, which prospered here in the first and second centuries AD but began to decline under pressure from Europe's Germanic tribes in the fourth century.

The dramas of the early settlers are retold, and the rich First Nation's history comes alive for us as we learn from our accomplished tour leader.

Today little remains at Granite Bay aside from private homes; however, in the early 20th century Granite Bay was a boom town featuring a successful logging operation, a lucrative gold mine, several settlers with successful stump farms, a school, general store, post office, and government wharf.