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111Old Tobacco — was the English name given to a Piankeshaw chief who lived near Post Vincennes during the American Revolution. Old Tobacco may have been the father of an influential chief known as Young Tobacco. When Captain Leonard Helm came to Vincennes… …
112Intelligence operations in the American Revolutionary War — Like many wars, much of the American Revolutionary War was fought by means other than the armies of George Washington, Howe, John Burgoyne, and Cornwallis.Also, see Intelligence in the American Revolutionary War, the main article on the subject.… …
113Women in the American Revolution — How it happened The American Revolution happened after Britain placed the Coercive Acts onto the colonies. The Americans responded by forming the Continental Congress and fighting with the British armies. However, the war would not have been able …
114Abbotsford, British Columbia — City of Abbotsford Partial Abbotsford skyline from Mill Lake …
115Slavery in the British and French Caribbean — refers to slavery in the parts of the Caribbean dominated by France or the British Empire.The Lesser Antilles islands of Barbados, Antigua, Martinique and Guadeloupe were the first important slave societies of the Caribbean, switching to slavery… …
116Early American currency — Front and back of a three pence bill of Pennsylvania currency, printed by John Dunlap in 1777 …
117African American history — is the portion of American history that specifically discusses the African American or Black American ethnic group in the United States. Most African Americans are the descendants of captive Africans held in the United States from 1619 to 1865.… …
118Tariffs in American history — have played different roles in trade policy and the economic history of the United States. Tariffs were the largest source of federal revenue from the 1790s to the eve of World War I, until it was surpassed by income taxes. Since the revenue from …
119History of the British salt tax in India — Taxation of salt has occurred in India since the earliest times. However, this tax was greatly increased when the British East India Company began to establish its rule over provinces in India. In 1835, special taxes were imposed on Indian salt… …
120Chinese American history — is the history of Chinese Americans or the history of ethnic Chinese in the United States. Chinese immigration to the U.S. consisted of three major waves, with the first beginning in the 19th century. Chinese immigrants in the 19th century worked …
