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101The Call of South Africa — Die Stem van Suid Afrika Die Stem Van Suid Afrika (af) L Appel de l Afrique du Sud …
102Helps — Helps, Sir Arthur, engl. Schriftsteller, geb. 10. Juli 1813 in Streatham, gest. 7. März 1875 in London, studierte in Cambridge, war dann Privatsekretär des Staatssekretärs für Irland, Lord Morpeth, wurde 1859 Sekretär des Geheimen Staatsrats und… …
103Delaware — /del euh wair /, n., pl. Delawares, (esp. collectively) Delaware for 5. 1. Baron. See De La Warr, 12th Baron. 2. a state in the eastern United States, on the Atlantic coast. 595,225; 2057 sq. mi. (5330 sq. km). Cap.: Dover. Abbr.: DE (for use… …
104United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
105Mason, George — born 1725, Fairfax county, Va. died Oct. 7, 1792, Fairfax county, Va., U.S. American Revolutionary statesman. The owner of a large plantation, he became active in efforts to promote the westward expansion of the colonies. In 1774 he helped his… …
106Randolph, John — born June 2, 1773, Prince George county, Va. died May 24, 1833, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S. U.S. politician. In 1799 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served almost continuously until 1829. A noted orator, he was a staunch …
107Tubman, Harriet — orig. Arminta Ross born с 1820, Dorchester county, Md., U.S. died March 10, 1913, Auburn, N.Y. U.S. abolitionist. Born into slavery, she escaped to the North by the Underground Railroad in 1849. She made frequent trips into the South to lead over …
108Vesey, Denmark — born с 1767, probably St. Thomas, Danish West Indies died July 2, 1822, Charleston, S.C., U.S. U.S. insurrectionist. Born into slavery, he was sold to a Bermuda slaver captain, with whom he sailed on numerous voyages. They settled in Charleston,… …
109ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …
110slave rebellions — in American history, periodic acts of violent resistance by black slaves during more than two centuries of chattel slavery, signifying continual deep rooted discontent with the condition of bondage and resulting in ever more stringent… …
