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Treaty-making Provisions of the Constitution
Treaty-making Provisions of the Constitutionby A Note Protesting the Treaty-making Provisions of the ConstitutionThe following essay was penned anonymously by "HAMPDEN", and it appeared in…Cranbrook
(Encyclopedia) Cranbrook, city, SE British Columbia, Canada. It is a lumbering, tourism, and lead-zinc mining center.Akrotiri
(Encyclopedia) AkrotiriAkrotiriāˌkrōtēˈrē [key], Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, or Western Sovereign Base Area, British air force base (2004 est. pop. 6,300), 47 sq mi (123 sq km), located on a…Cunningham, Andrew Browne, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope
(Encyclopedia) Cunningham, Andrew Browne, 1st Viscount Cunningham of HyndhopeCunningham, Andrew Browne, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhopehīndˈhōp [key], 1883–1963, British admiral. A long-seasoned…Gujrat
(Encyclopedia) Gujrat Gujrat g&oobreve;jərätˈ [key], city, NE Pakistan. It is near the Chenab River and on a major…Grenville, George
(Encyclopedia) Grenville, George, 1712–70, British statesman, brother of Earl Temple. He entered Parliament in 1741, held several cabinet posts, and in 1763 became chief minister. His prosecution (…Clergy Reserves
(Encyclopedia) Clergy Reserves, those lands set apart in Upper and Lower Canada under the British Constitutional Act of 1791 “for the support and maintenance of a Protestant clergy.” “Protestant…Diego Garcia
(Encyclopedia) Diego Garcia, coral island, 11 sq mi (28 sq km). Indian Ocean, largest island of the Chagos Archipelago, SW of Sri Lanka. Part of the British Indian Ocean Territory, the island was…Dieskau, Ludwig August, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Dieskau, Ludwig August, BaronDieskau, Ludwig August, Baronl&oomacr;tˈvĭkh ouˈg&oomacr;st bärōnˈ dēˈskou [key], 1701–67, French general in the French and Indian Wars. In 1755 he…Kanpur
(Encyclopedia) KanpurKanpurkänˈp&oobreve;r [key], city (1991 pop. 2,029,889), Uttar Pradesh state, N central India, on the Ganges River. A major industrial center, it produces chemicals, textiles…Trending
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