Date of Award
5-1939
Degree Type
Bachelors Essay
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Department
History
First Advisor
Herbert Rice
Abstract
Immediately after the discovery of America by Columbus, King Henry VII of England sent John Cabot out in 1496 to discover regions then unknown to Christian people and take possession of them in the name of the English king. Cabot made two voyages , and by 1498 had sailed along the east coast of what is now the United States and claimed it for England. The European sovereigns by tacit agreement rested their claims upon priority of discovery. Besides this agreement the British de good their claims by sword and by treaty, so that ultimately the title to all the land embraced in the original thirteen states was vested the British crown.
Recommended Citation
Niemi, Roy R., "The Development of the Constitution of the United States to 1789" (1939). Bachelors’ Theses. 742.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bachelor_essays/742
Comments
A Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the College of Liberal Arts of Marquette University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Philosophy. Milwaukeee, Wisconsin