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  2. 1445 - Wikipedia

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    Year 1445 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. Events. January–December. April – Henry ...

  3. Plain language - Wikipedia

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    The Act's sponsor, U.S. Representative Bruce Braley, noted upon its passage that "The writing of documents in the standard vernacular English language will bolster and increase the accountability of government within America and will continue to more effectively save time and money in this country." [30]

  4. Timeline of voting rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    1790. The Naturalization Act of 1790 allows free White persons born outside of the United States to become citizens. However, since each state set its own requirements for voting, this Act (and its successor Naturalization Act of 1795) did not automatically grant these naturalized citizens the right to vote.

  5. List of acts of the Parliament of England - Wikipedia

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    Royal statutes, etc. issued before the development of Parliament. 1225–1267; 1275–1307; 1308–1325; Temp. incert. 1327–1376; 1377–1397; 1399–1411

  6. Quartering Acts - Wikipedia

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    The Province of New York was their headquarters, because the assembly had passed an Act to provide for the quartering of British regulars, but it expired on January 2, 1764, [2] The result was the Quartering Act 1765, which went far beyond what Gage had requested. No standing army had been kept in the colonies before the French and Indian War ...

  7. List of acts of the Parliament of England from 1551 - Wikipedia

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    c. 67", meaning the 67th act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 40th year of that reign. Note that the modern convention is to use Arabic numerals in citations (thus "41 Geo. 3" rather than "41 Geo. III"). Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and ...

  8. Timeline of the English poor law system - Wikipedia

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    1834 - Poor Law Amendment Act passed; 1842 - Outdoor Labour Test Order allows outdoor relief despite the Poor Law Amendment Act's ban on it; 1844 - Outdoor Relief Prohibitory Order issued to further discourage outdoor relief; 1847 - The Poor Law Commission is abolished and replaced by the Poor Law Board; 1848 - The Huddersfield workhouse ...

  9. Act of Accord - Wikipedia

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    The Act of Accord did not prevent civil war nor address the reasons for its cause. [76] York's claim turned the political struggle from a partisan one to a dynastic one. [ 76 ] Argues Boardman, "disinheritance was a grave matter", and it may have been this that turned Queen Margaret into York's implacable enemy. [ 76 ]