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1History of religion in the United States — The religious history of the United States begins more than a century before the former British colonies became the United States of America in 1776.Some of the original settlers were men and women of deep religious convictions. The religious… …
2History of slavery — The history of slavery uncovers many different forms of human exploitation across many cultures throughout history. Slavery, generally defined, refers to the systematic exploitation of labor traced back to the earliest records, such as the Code… …
3United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
4literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
5colonialism, Western — ▪ politics Introduction a political economic phenomenon whereby various European nations explored, conquered, settled, and exploited large areas of the world. The age of modern colonialism began about 1500, following the European… …
6Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …
7Jacques de Molay — Infobox Person name = Jacques de Molay caption = birth date = 1244–5/1249–50 birth place = death date = 1314 03 18 death place = Paris, France other names = known for = Grand Master of the Knights Templar occupation = nationality =… …
8Nicias — For the Indo Greek king, see King Nicias. Nicias expeditions, before the Sicilian campaign. Nicias or Nikias (Νικίας) (c. 470 BC – 413 BC) was an Athenian politician and general during the period of the Peloponnesian War. Nicias was a member of… …
9Timeline of Christianity — This article is about the timeline of Christianity beginning with Jesus. For the timeline, see Biblical chronology. For the history of Christianity, see History of Christianity. For the timeline of the Roman Catholic Church, see Timeline of the… …
10Invasion of Goa — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Invasion of Goa partof= date=18 December 1961ndash 19 December 1961 place=Portuguese India and surrounding sea and airspace casus=After Indian Independence from the United Kingdom, Portuguese India remained… …
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