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William Smith (chief justice) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

  • William Smith (June 25, 1728 – November 3, 1793) was a lawyer, historian, speaker, loyalist, and eventually Chief Justice of the Province of New York from 1763 to 1782 and Chief Justice of the Province of Quebec
  • He published The history of the Province of New York from its Discovery in 1532,... in London in 1757.
  • During the American Revolution, he was referred to as "the weathercock"
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  • His brother, Doctor Thomas Smith,
  • his other brother, Joshua Hett Smith,
    • joel abreu
       
      William Smith had two brothers, one was named Thomas Smith and the other one was named Joshua Smith.
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William Sewel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views

  • William Sewel (1654–1720) was a Dutch-English Quaker historian.
  • He was son of Jacob Williamson Sewel
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Stephen Sewell (lawyer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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      Stephen Sewel is the son of Jonathan Swewl. The general of massachusetts.
  • the son of Jonathan Sewall
  • Stephen Sewell (May 25, 1770 – June 21, 1832) was a lawyer and political figure in Lower Canada
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Martha Washington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 8 views

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      Martha Washington was a very wealthy women. Specialy when she married her first husband Daniel Parke Custis. He was a very rich, wealthy men. At that time most men wanted to marry Martha because she was very rich. This is one of the reasons why George Washington married her.
  • she was the oldest daughter of Virginia planter John Dandridge
  • Martha Dandridge Custis, aged 27, and George Washington, aged nearly 27, married on January 6, 1759 at her estate, known as the White House,
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  • Martha and George Washington had no children together, but they raised Martha's two surviving children
    • joel abreu
       
      She had a daughter named Patsy and she died with an apileptic seizure. She raised two children's with George Washington.
  • Martha Washington was raised in a time when chattel slavery was legal in all the American colonies
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      George Washington used Marthas money to do most of his job in mount vernont, and he also used her money to buy lands.
  • Washington used his wife's great wealth to buy land
  • more than tripling the size of Mount Vernon
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      She Lookz Uglyy Dammm !!!!!!!!!!!! LoL
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Lawrence Washington (1718-1752) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views

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    lawrence washington was the mentor of george washington and his half brother
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Thirteen Colonies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 3 views

  • Thirteen Colonies
  • The Thirteen Colonies were British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America, which declared their independence in the American Revolution and formed the United States.
    • joel abreu
       
      This is very important ( high lited ) sentence. And yes the American Revolution did form the United States of America. And that all came from the british colonies on the coast of the atlantic, in wich they declared their independence.
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  • At the time of the war Britain had seven other colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America
  • Hudson Bay), Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, East Florida, West Florida
  • Newfoundland, Rupert's Land
  • Province of Quebec
  • here were other colonies in the Americas as well, largely in the British West Indies. These colonies remained loyal to the crown through the war
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John Robinson (pastor) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views

  • (1575-1625) was the pastor of the "Pilgrim Fathers" before they left on the Mayflower. He became one of the early leaders of the English Separatists, minister of the Pilgrims,
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New Amsterdam ( MAP ) - 0 views

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    The map of New Amsterdam
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New Amsterdam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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      New Amsterdam was the first name of what is now named New York.
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Scurvy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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    The Scurvy disease.
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Squanto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 3 views

    • joel abreu
       
      This is Squanto. The Indian chief, Other than talking the indian language he also talked the english language.
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John Carver - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 3 views

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      John Carver set sail in the mayflower. Himself with many other people as well.
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