A Patroon is someone given land and manorial privilege from the Dutch government in New York and New Jersey.
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The Republican Party in the South comprised three groups after the Civil War, and white Democratic Southerners referred to two with derogatory terms. "Scalawags" were white Southerners who supported the Republican party, "carpetbaggers" were recent arrivals in the region from the North, and freedmen were freed slaves.
Charlemagne made Christianity the religion of the empire.
The Battle of Thermopylae was part of the Second Persian War. Wanting to avenge the Battle of Marathon loss, Xerxes of Persia sent an army to fight 300 <span>Spartans, Helots, and northern city-state soldiers, defeating them after three days.</span><span> The Spartan army was led by King Leonidas. The Spartans were victorious for the first 2 days of battle despite being outnumbered by the Persians. The Spartans lost after a betrayal by one of their own who revealed a secret path behind the Greek lines.</span>
