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Where in America did James Macpherson travel?
I'm looking into James Macpherson, the 18th century Scottish writer, and I can't find much. I know that in 1764 he took a job as secretary to the colonial governor, George Johnstone, also a Scott, in ...
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Does anybody know the name to this British tune?
Does anybody know the name to this British tune? The march is from the show called George Washington (1984 mini-series).
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What systems of opression did colonial South America utilized to acculturate indigenous peoples, compared to the ones used in North America? [closed]
After reading and writing about boarding schools (and prisons) of acculturation here in North America, where Indigenous peoples were forced into Western ways, I am left wondering:
Did these systems ...
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How was religious diversity represented in the Thirteen Colonies?
I understand that many settlers of the original thirteen English colonies in America were Protestants (or Puritans, specifically) who left Europe in search for better religious freedom.
However, since ...
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Around 1750, How many Native Americans (if any) spent the winter in the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan?
This is the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan:
I've been reading about it's history during the colonial era. Apparently the Native Americans mined copper from this area because there were great copper ...
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How did the different regions' cultures in colonial America eventually begin to unify?
There were a myriad of differences between the Northern and Southern regions, but I still don't understand how or why they grew similarities and united over time.
Does it have something to do with ...
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What was the relationship between the Tories and Quakers?
During the period of the American Revolution, most Quakers supported the British cause. But unlike many of the Tories, they were strict pacifists. What was the relationship between the British ...
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How many acres per person were needed for the early American settlers vs. the native Americans?
Clearly the lifestyle of the native peoples of North America was less intensive than that of the European settlers and thus required more land per person. However, theirs was not exclusively a hunter-...
