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What were the rules of the migration to the Louisiana Territory in USA?
To my best knowledge, at the point of Louisiana Purchase, the area was inhabited mostly by Native Americans. At the time there existed some legislation regarding how the settlement should look like. ...
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Did the Governor of Virginia in 1786 have the authority to veto laws passed by the Virginia General Assembly?
I believe that the Act for Establishing Religious Freedom was passed by the Virginia General Assembly on January 16, 1786. Did the Governor of Virginia at the time have the right to veto it?
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Did indentured servants in British North America have job security?
Most people know about the practice of Indentured Servitude in the British North American colonies - that workers would receive "free" passage to the Colonies in exchange for working for the ...
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Who issued the passports for travel to Russian America?
Employees of the Russian-American Company were supposed to have seven-year passports to travel from Russia to the Company's colonies. Officials endeavored to stay in compliance, though it's clear that ...
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Why is the charter of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations signed "HOWARD"?
Why is the charter of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations signed "HOWARD"?
Note also that the Charter of Connecticut is likewise signed "By Writ of Privy Seal, HOWARD".
But, the keeper of the ...
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What did the word 'unconstitutional' mean to Americans prior to the Revolution?
I'm reading about the Townshend Acts on Wikipedia, and it says that the American colonists rejected any taxation because it was unconstitutional. Were they referring to a specific document, like the ...
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