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  2. Conquest of New Netherland - Wikipedia

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    During the Anglo-Spanish War of 1654–1660, Dutch traders supplanted the English in trade with Spain and its possessions in Italy and America. [ 3 ] Conflict developed between the States of Holland and Charles II of England 's sister Mary , the widowed Princess of Orange, over the education and future prospects of her son William III of Orange ...

  3. Civil forfeiture in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Although there are accessible statistics of seizures at the federal level, it often happens that the totals of forfeitures from both criminals and innocent owners are combined; for example, one report was that in 2010, government seized $2.5 billion in assets from criminals and innocent owners by forfeiture methods, [15] and the totals of ...

  4. Warrantless searches in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Warrantless searches are searches and seizures conducted without court-issued search warrants.. In the United States, warrantless searches are restricted under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, part of the Bill of Rights, which states, "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not ...

  5. Asset forfeiture - Wikipedia

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    The concepts of asset forfeiture goes back thousands of years and has been recorded throughout history on many occasions. [ 24 ] In 2015 a number of criminal justice reformers, including Koch family foundations and the ACLU , announced plans to reduce asset forfeiture in the United States due to the disproportionate penalty it places on low ...

  6. Quizlet - Wikipedia

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    Also in 2016, Quizlet launched "Quizlet Live", a real-time online matching game where teams compete to answer all 12 questions correctly without an incorrect answer along the way. [17] In 2017, Quizlet created a premium offering called "Quizlet Go" (later renamed "Quizlet Plus"), with additional features available for paid subscribers.

  7. Contraband (American Civil War) - Wikipedia

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    The status of Southern-owned slaves became an issue early in 1861, not long after hostilities began in the American Civil War. Fort Monroe, in Hampton Roads, Virginia, was a major Union stronghold which never fell to the Confederate States of America, despite its close proximity to their capital city, Richmond.

  8. Dissolution of the monasteries - Wikipedia

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    The dissolution of the monasteries, occasionally referred to as the suppression of the monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541, by which Henry VIII disbanded Catholic monasteries, priories, convents, and friaries in England, Wales, and Ireland; seized their wealth; disposed of their assets, and provided for their former personnel and functions.

  9. Leisler's Rebellion - Wikipedia

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    Leisler's Rebellion was an uprising in late-17th century colonial New York in which German American merchant and militia captain Jacob Leisler seized control of the southern portion of the colony and ruled it from 1689 to 1691.