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Fleet, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Fleet, Thomas, 1685–1758, American colonial printer, b. Shropshire, England. He arrived in Boston c.1712, a refugee because of his opposition to the High Church, and became a prominent…Peters, Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Peters, Samuel, 1735–1826, American clergyman and historian, b. Hebron, Conn. Because of his Loyalist sympathies, he fled to England in 1774. There he wrote for English periodicals and…jellyfish
(Encyclopedia) jellyfish, common name for the free-swimming stage (see polyp and medusa), of certain invertebrate animals of the phylum Cnidaria (the coelenterates). The body of a jellyfish is shaped…Carl Duane PURSELL, Congress, MI (1932-2009)
PURSELL Carl Duane , a Representative from Michigan; born in Imlay City, Lapeer County, Mich., December 19, 1932; educated in the public schools of Plymouth, Mich.; graduated from Plymouth High…New Amsterdam
(Encyclopedia) New Amsterdam, Dutch settlement at the mouth of the Hudson River and on the southern end of Manhattan island; est. 1624. It was the capital of the colony of New Netherland from 1626 to…Hispaniola
(Encyclopedia) HispaniolaHispaniolahĭsˌpănyōˈlə [key], Span. EspañolaHispaniolaĕspänyōˈlä [key], second largest island of the West Indies, 29,530 sq mi (76,483 sq km), between Cuba and Puerto Rico.…De la Warr, Thomas West, 12th Baron
(Encyclopedia) De la Warr, Thomas West, 12th BaronDe la Warr, Thomas West, 12th Barondĕlˈəwər [key], 1577–1618, English colonial governor of Virginia. He saw fighting in the Netherlands and was…Dudley, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Dudley, Joseph, 1647–1720, colonial governor of Massachusetts, b. Roxbury, Mass.; son of Thomas Dudley. In 1682 he was one of the agents sent to England to protest against the…Intolerable Acts
(Encyclopedia) Intolerable Acts, name given by American patriots to five laws (including the Quebec Act) adopted by Parliament in 1774, which limited the political and geographical freedom of the…Rhode Island, state, United States
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Rhode Island, smallest state in the United States, located in New England; bounded by Massachusetts (N and E), the Atlantic Ocean (S), and Connecticut (W). Until well into…Trending
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