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Foreign Trade Foreign Trade
TRADE, FOREIGN TRADE, FOREIGN. The United States throughout its history has been relatively self-sufficient; yet foreign trade has, since the colonial period, been a dominant factor in the growth of the nation. The colonies were founded basically for the purpose of commerce: the shipment of... Read more
Victoria (Canada) Victoria (Canada)
Victoria city (1991 pop. 71,228), capital of British Columbia, SW Canada, on Vancouver Island and Juan de Fuca Strait. It is the largest city on the island and its major port and business center. In addition to its importance as the seat of provincial government, Victoria is noted as a residential... Read more
Plymouth (United States) Plymouth (United States)
Plymouth 1 Uninc. town (1990 pop. 45,608), seat of Plymouth co., SE Mass., on Plymouth Bay; founded 1620. Diverse light manufacturing is important to the economy. The town, with summer resort facilities and major historic attractions, has a large tourist industry. Its harbor, now used by fishing... Read more
colony colony
colony any nonself-governing territory subject to the jurisdiction of a usually distant country. The term is also applied to a group of nationals who settle in a foreign country or territory but retain political or cultural connections with their parent state. Colonies in the first sense may be... Read more
The Colonial Period The Colonial Period
THE COLONIAL PERIOD mayflower compact the laws and liberties of massachusetts frame of government south carolina slave code The development of the law in the thirteen American colonies between 1620 and 1776 was marked by the willingness of the colonists to apply elements of English common... Read more
Colonial Theatre Colonial Theatre
Colonial Theatre (Boston). A popular playhouse in Boston for more than one hundred years, the 1,650‐seat house on Boylston Street is a showcase for decorative arts as it combines Victorian splendor with the glitzy sense of fantasy to be found in the later movie palaces. Clarence Blackall... Read more
Mayflower Compact Mayflower Compact
Mayflower Compact in U.S. colonial history, an agreement providing for the temporary government of Plymouth Colony . The compact was signed (1620) on board the Mayflower by the adult male passengers; it created the first American settlement that was based upon a social contract. In it, the... Read more
Stephen Daye Stephen Daye
Stephen Daye c.1594-1668, British settler in North America, considered by many to be the first printer in the English American colonies. He came to Massachusetts Bay with his family in 1638 under contract to the Rev. Jose Glover , who brought along a printing press. Glover died on the voyage and... Read more
antique collecting antique collecting
antique collecting the assembling of items of aesthetic, historical, and often monetary value from earlier eras. The term antique initially referred only to the preclassical and classical cultures of the ancient world. It is now applied to old artifacts of all cultures. Legally and traditionally,... Read more
Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa , city (1997 est. pop. 897,000), capital and largest city of Honduras, in a small valley in the mountains of S central Honduras. The city has diverse light industry, including the production of textiles, sugar, and cigarettes. Old Tegucigalpa, built on a steep hill, retains many quaint... Read more

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