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  2. Collegiate secret societies in North America - Wikipedia

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    Two of these societies, the Orangemen and the Ancient Order of Hibernians (A.O.H.) were both founded in 1890 and carried out a rivalry throughout their existence at the college. [ 71 ] [ 72 ] A.O.H. was a parody of the Irish Roman Catholic fraternal order by the same name, the Ancient Order of Hibernians , which dates back to 1500s Ireland. [ 71 ]

  3. Thirteen Colonies - Wikipedia

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    The British American colonies became part of the global British trading network, as the value tripled for exports from America to Britain between 1700 and 1754. The colonists were restricted in trading with other European powers, but they found profitable trade partners in the other British colonies, particularly in the Caribbean.

  4. British colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The British colonization of the Americas is the history of establishment of control, settlement, and colonization of the continents of the Americas by England, Scotland, and, after 1707, Great Britain. Colonization efforts began in the late 16th century with failed attempts by England to establish permanent colonies in the North.

  5. Why are Clemson and Georgia playing so early? Organizer ... - AOL

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    As part of its Week 1 coverage, ESPN instead designated the Miami at Florida game for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff and the Notre Dame at Texas A&M game for 7 p.m. kickoff. Both those games are also on ABC.

  6. Clemson University - Wikipedia

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    Fort Hill, photographed in 1887, was the home of John C. Calhoun and later Thomas Green Clemson and is at the center of the university campus.. Thomas Green Clemson, the university's founder, came to the foothills of South Carolina in 1838, when he married Anna Maria Calhoun, daughter of John C. Calhoun, the South Carolina politician and seventh U.S. Vice President. [15]

  7. A closer look at the pros, cons of Clemson jumping to SEC or ...

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    Clemson’s football-centric success and fandom have long given off SEC vibes; to join the league would be “to be part of a conference that makes sense for you,” Jeyarajah said. Clemson is ...

  8. Territorial evolution of the British Empire - Wikipedia

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    The territorial evolution of the British Empire is considered to have begun with the foundation of the English colonial empire in the late 16th century. Since then, many territories around the world have been under the control of the United Kingdom or its predecessor states. When the Kingdom of Great Britain was formed in 1707 by the union of ...

  9. United States Declaration of Independence - Wikipedia

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    The Declaration of Independence, formally titled The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America in both the engrossed version and the original printing, is the founding document of the United States. On July 4, 1776, it was adopted unanimously by the 56 delegates to the Second Continental Congress, who convened at the ...