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  2. Roanoke Colony - Wikipedia

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    The Roanoke Colony (/ ˈroʊənoʊk / ROH-ə-nohk) was an attempt by Sir Walter Raleigh to found the first permanent English settlement in North America. The colony was founded in 1585, but when it was visited by a ship in 1590, the colonists had inexplicably disappeared. It has come to be known as the Lost Colony, and the fate of the 112 to ...

  3. Victorian era - Wikipedia

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    e. In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the reign of Queen Victoria, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. Slightly different definitions are sometimes used. The era followed the Georgian era and preceded the Edwardian era, and its later half overlaps with the first part of the Belle ...

  4. 1810s - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The 1810s (pronounced "eighteen-tens") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1810, and ended on December 31, 1819. The decade was opened with a very hostile political climate around the world.

  5. Women in the Victorian era - Wikipedia

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    The upper classes of Canada were almost without exception of British origin during the Victorian era. At the beginning of the Victorian era, British North America included several separate colonies that joined together as a Confederation in 1867 to create Canada under the British North America (BNA) Act, 1867. Military and government officials ...

  6. Society and culture of the Victorian era - Wikipedia

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    Society and culture of the Victorian era. Society and culture of the Victorian era refers to society and culture in the United Kingdom during the Victorian era --that is the 1837-1901 reign of Queen Victoria. The idea of "reform" was a motivating force, as seen in the political activity of religious groups and the newly formed labour unions.

  7. Colonial history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The colonial history of the United States covers the period of European colonization of North America from the early 16th century until the incorporation of the Thirteen Colonies into the United States in 1776 during the Revolutionary War. In the late 16th century, England, France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic launched major colonization ...

  8. Great Rapprochement - Wikipedia

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    The Great Rapprochement was the convergence of diplomatic, political, military, and economic objectives of the United States and the British Empire from 1895 to 1915, the two decades before American entry into World War I. The convergence was noted by statesmen and scholars of the time, but the term "Great Rapprochement" may have been coined by ...

  9. Virginia Dare - Wikipedia

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    Eleanor White (mother) Virginia Dare (born August 18, 1587; date of death unknown) was the first English child born in an American English colony. [2] What became of Virginia and the other colonists remains a mystery. The fact of her birth is known because John White, Virginia's grandfather and the governor of the colony, returned to England in ...