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Caetano, Marcello
(Encyclopedia) Caetano, MarcelloCaetano, Marcellomərsĕˈl&oobreve; käətäˈn&oobreve; [key], 1906–80, Portuguese lawyer and statesman. He received a doctorate in law (1931) from the Univ. of…Winthrop, John, 1606–76, colonial governor in America
(Encyclopedia) Winthrop, John, 1606–76, colonial governor in America, b. Groton, Suffolk, England; oldest son of John Winthrop (1588–1649). He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, became a lawyer…Ectoprocta
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Bugula, a moss animal, representative of the phylum Ectoprocta EctoproctaEctoproctaĕkˌtəprŏkˈtə [key], phylum of sessile, colonial aquatic animals (commonly known as moss…Final NCAA Men's Division I Standings: Colonial Athletic Association
ConferenceOverallTeamWLPctWLPct*Old Dominion106.6252211.667NC-Wilmington106.6251614.533East Carolina97.5631710.629Va. Commonwealth97.5631413.518William & Mary88.5001216.428James…Ann, Cape
(Encyclopedia) Ann, Cape, NE Mass., N of Massachusetts Bay. It includes Gloucester and Rockport with their fishing fleets, resorts, and artists' colonies. The cape was the epicenter of the 1755…Navigation Acts
(Encyclopedia) Navigation Acts, in English history, name given to certain parliamentary legislation, more properly called the British Acts of Trade. The acts were an outgrowth of mercantilism, and…Carlisle, Frederick Howard, 5th earl of
(Encyclopedia) Carlisle, Frederick Howard, 5th earl of, 1748–1825, British statesman. A member of the distinguished Howard family, he went to the American colonies on an unsuccessful peace mission (…British Empire
(Encyclopedia) British Empire, overseas territories linked to Great Britain in a variety of constitutional relationships, established over a period of three centuries. The establishment of the empire…Macquarie, Lachlan
(Encyclopedia) Macquarie, LachlanMacquarie, Lachlanməkwäˈrē [key], 1761–1824, governor (1809–21) of the British colonies in Australia. Sent to replace the corrupt rule of the officers of the original…limner
(Encyclopedia) limnerlimnerlĭmˈnər [key], the work of untrained, generally anonymous artists active in the English American colonies. Characteristic examples of their paintings show flat, awkward,…Trending
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