colonies
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Wall panels remind us of the Townshend Acts, the Tea Act and the Boston Massacre, all seminal events that led the Colonies to eventually break away from Britain.
By the late 1770s, the Revolution in what is known as the Middle Colonies had become a brutal civil war.
From Salon
The four were indicted in 2011 on multiple charges stemming from a land dispute between the county and Colonies Partners.
From Los Angeles Times
Colonies consist of hundreds of individuals linked in chains that can be up to several meters long.
From Science Daily
Heavily taxed playing cards circulated in the American Colonies before the Revolutionary War.
From National Geographic
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